The Indra and Harry Banga Gallery’s “Amber: Baltic Gold” is a unique exhibit of amber’s journey of 3000+ years across Europe and China
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Lives of the Busshi: Japanese Sculpture Under the Kamakura

How master sculptors Unkei and Kaikei propelled the Kei school to new heights with a great project at Todai-ji Temple
Of Artisans and Aristos: Butsuzo Flourishing in Japan

How the fortunes of Buddhist sculpting schools and artistic tastes rose and fell with the noble houses and shogunates of Japan
Jocho: The maestro that started Japanese Buddhist Sculpture

“Carving the Divine” charts the art of Japanese Buddhist sculpture, which traces its art and aesthetics to a sculpting titan called Jocho
The Yuji Experience: A Singular Voice for Japanese Buddhist Sculpture

Exploring the heritage, beauty, and intricacy of Japanese Buddhist sculpture with Yujiro Seki
In Review: “Threads of Awakening,” “Rebirth”

Here are some books I’m reviewing or have recently reviewed.
Watch: When Your Detour Becomes Your Life’s Path

ONLINE on BDG YouTube: Leslie’s talk about her upcoming book!
In Review: “Poetry and Zen,” “In the Present Moment”

Here are some books I’m reviewing or have recently reviewed.
From Chu’s Gallery to Oneness: Rebirth of an Art Icon in Central

Images by Lai Chun Hei Standing for 27 years on Hong Kong’s Hollywood Road is a gallery owned by a family for over two generations: Chu’s Gallery. It is an art dealer that contributed to the cultural development of Central district’s emergence as an art hub distinct from Central’s financial and professional emphases. Chu’s Gallery was […]
Visuals of Compassion: Artist Rima Fujita on her new exhibit, “Karuna”

Rima Fujita is a long-time painter of Buddhist art with a distinctive style that focuses on vivid colours and fairytale-like landscapes and figures. A keen devotee of Avalokiteshvara, the bodhisattva of compassion, she is holding a solo exhibition titled “Karuna” at Isetan Art Gallery in Shinjuku, Tokyo. We caught up with Rima to learn more […]