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The Embassy of Japan in cooperation with the Japanese Universities Alumni Association, Nepal (JUAAN) and Japanese Language Teachers Association Nepal (JALTAN) organized an Exhibition SHARAKU: Interpreted by Japan’s Contemporary Artists. Inaugurated by Charge d’ Affairs a.i. of Japan, Mr. Shuichi Sakakibara, the exhibition was open to the public from March 1 to 11, 2014 at the Embassy Hall, Panipokhari.

The exhibition presented the interpretations of the art of Sharaku by contemporary Japanese graphic designers and artists. It featured artworks including reproductions of Sharaku's most famous bust portraits, and contemporary works inspired by the art of Sharaku in media as diverse as posters, painting, sculpture, photography, ceramics, and prints.

This exhibition was neither an overview of the works by Sharaku, nor a selection of famous examples of ukiyo-e (woodblock print). Rather, it looked at the works of artists today who have been given the same theme to illustrate the connections between the art of ukiyo-e and graphic design in present Japan. .

The exhibition was divided into three sections: The Reproduction of Sharaku, Sharaku in Graphic Art and Homage to Sharaku. These unique contemporary interpretations of the art of Sharaku reflect the profound influence that the 18th�@century ukiyo-e artist continues to exert in Japan today. The exhibition also provided a platform to connect the ukiyo-e tradition with graphic design and contemporary art of Japan.