Influencers: Japonisme and Modern Japan
A look at the impact of Japanese art on Western art, popularly known as Japonisme, and the subsequent influences resulting in the blending of international styles. Our largest exhibition to date—101 works including paintings and prints—includes a subset exploring the development of Japanese style color woodblock printing in the West.
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NOH: More Drama
June 16 – July 15, 2022
Print Demonstration: Saturday, July 18th 2:00-4:30
(limited spaces, rsvp and masks required)
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Female Elephant from Central India
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Souvenirs of Travel, Third Series: Starlit Night at Miyajima
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Thirty-Six Views of Mt. Fuji: White Rain Below the Mountain [Black Fuji]
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Ten Subjects of Women: Shamisen Canal
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Japanese Resting on the Mountain
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Album of Contemporary Beauties: By Candle Light
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Womens Appearances in the Twelve Months: Set of Six Woodblock Prints, Part One, December to May
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Remaining Light
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Moonrise at Nezu Gongen Shrine
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Songs for Spring Worth One Thousand Gold Coins
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Bando Minosuke II as Ishikawa Goemon and Seki Sanjuro II as Tairyo Hisayoshi
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Nakamura Utaemon IV as Yadoneya Tarobei; Onoe Eizaburo III as Sakuraya no Oyae; and Ichikawa Kuzo II as Isami Miyoshi no Kidai
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Ushiwakamaru and Benkei (proof of private variant)
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Scholten is a private gallery specializing in Japanese woodblock prints and paintings. We offer ukiyo-e from the 18th to 20th centuries, including shin hanga, sosaku hanga, and Japanese-style woodblock prints produced by Western artists. Located in a spacious suite in the old Meurice Hotel, just steps from Central Park South, we enjoy meeting with visitors one on one in order to best learn about your interests and share the collection with you.
Scholten Japanese Art is open Monday - Friday, and some Saturdays, by appointment only.
Contact Katherine Martin at
(212) 585-0474 or email kem@scholten-japanese-art.com
to schedule a visit between 11am and 4pm preferably for no more than two individuals at a time.
Visitors are asked to wear face masks and practice social distancing at their discretion.
Follow us on Instagram here for a variety of works from our inventory; and here, for our account showcasing art acquired at our gallery and displayed by collectors in their homes.
Scholten is a private gallery specializing in Japanese woodblock prints and paintings. We offer ukiyo-e from the 18th to 20th centuries, including shin hanga, sosaku hanga, and Japanese-style woodblock prints produced by Western artists. Located in a spacious suite in the old Meurice Hotel, just steps from Central Park South, we enjoy meeting with visitors one on one in order to best learn about your interests and share the collection with you.
Scholten Japanese Art is open Monday - Friday, and some Saturdays, by appointment only.
Contact Katherine Martin at
(212) 585-0474 or email kem@scholten-japanese-art.com
to schedule a visit between 11am and 4pm preferably for no more than two individuals at a time.
Visitors are asked to wear face masks and practice social distancing at their discretion.
Follow us on Instagram here for a variety of works from our inventory; and here, for our account showcasing art acquired at our gallery and displayed by collectors in their homes.
1923 Before & After: Japanese Prints and the Great Kanto Earthquake
An exploration of the revitalization of woodblock printmaking in the early 20th century and how it evolved and changed after the devastation of the 1923 earthquake.
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On The Vanguard: Meiji Period Woodblock Prints
A two-part exhibition exploring how artists responded to the introduction of foreign elements as Japan opened up to the West in the Meiji Period (1868-1912). The exhibition is in two parts: Part One- Cultures Collide and Part Two–On the Front Lines.
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Composing Beauty
An exhibition exploring the ways in which bijin (lit. 'beautiful person') are presented in ukiyo-e, focusing on the relationship with other 'composed' genres including poetry, music and dance.
through October 31st
by appointment
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A short video showing the installation of The Baron J. Bachofen von Echt Collection of Golden Age Ukiyo-e on view during March 2020 Asia Week.
