Exhibitions & Publications
Fine Arts & Decorative Arts
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- Inviting Fortune: Auspicious Symbols in Japanese Art
Special Exhibition at the Museum of the Imperial Collections, Sannomaru Shozokan (Jan. 4–Mar. 2, 2025). Edited by Matsui Kuniko. - Court Calligraphy & Imperial Patronage of the Arts
Special Exhibition at the Museum of the Imperial Collections, Sannomaru Shozokan (Oct. 29–Dec. 22, 2024). Edited by Matsui Kuniko. - Nature’s Splendor: Scenes of the Moon and Water
Special Exhibition at the Museum of the Imperial Collections, Sannomaru Shozokan (Sep. 10–Oct. 20, 2024). Edited by Matsui Kuniko. - Wild Wonders: The Animal Kingdom in the Imperial Collections
Special Exhibition at the Museum of the Imperial Collections, Sannomaru Shozokan (Jul. 9–Sep. 1, 2024). Edited by Matsui Kuniko. - The Artistic Cosmos of Hon’ami Kōetsu
Special Exhibition at the Tokyo National Museum (Jan. 16–Mar. 10, 2024) - Ushering in the Reiwa Era: 30 Years in Retrospect
Special Exhibition at the Museum of the Imperial Collections, Sannomaru Shozokan ( Nov. 3–Dec. 24, 2023) - Tea Bowls for Chanoyu
Thematic Exhibition at the Kyoto National Museum (Jun. 20–Sep. 10, 2023). Edited by Melissa Rinne. - The Maki-e Masters: Their Edo-Period Flowering
Special Exhibition at at the Miho Museum (July 15–August 20, 2023)
Kuwabara Yasuo. “The Days That Defined Tradition: Maki-e Master Lineages.” Essay translated by Rebekah Harmon. Edited by Lynne E. Riggs of the Center for Intercultural Communication. - New Acquisitions
Thematic Exhibition at the Kyoto National Museum (Jun. 13–Jul. 17, 2023). Edited by Melissa Rinne. - Newly Designated National Treasures and Important Cultural Properties
Thematic Exhibition at the Tokyo National Museum (Jan. 1–Feb. 19, 2023). Edited by the Agency for Cultural Affairs. - Tokyo National Museum: Its History and National Treasures
Special Exhibition at the Tokyo National Museum (Oct. 18–Dec. 11, 2022). Edited by Milosz Wozny. - Museum of the Future
Thematic Exhibition at the Tokyo National Museum (Oct. 18–Dec. 11, 2022). Sponsored by the National Center for the Promotion of Cultural Properties. - Korean Court Culture of the Joseon Dynasty
Thematic Exhibition at the Tokyo National Museum (Feb. 4–Mar. 15, 2020).
Archaeology & Traditional Architecture
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- Haniwa: Tomb Sculptures of Japan
Special Exhibition at the Tokyo National Museum (Oct. 16–Dec. 8, 2024) - Theoretical Reconstruction of Tōdaiji’s East Pagoda
Report abstract for the Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties (March 2024) - Ancient Kumamoto—History as Told by Written Records
Special Exhibition at the Kumamoto Museum of Literature and History (Mar. 16–May 6, 2024) - Ancient Mexico: Maya, Aztec, and Teotihuacan
Special Exhibition at the Tokyo National Museum (Jun. 16–Sep. 8, 2023) - All about Japanese Archaeology at the Tokyo National Museum
Book for the Tokyo National Museum (March 2023). Translated by Kiminami Taeko & Rebekah Harmon. - “Preliminary Considerations on the Waniguchi Gong Excavated from the Saginomori Site in Wakayama.” by Shimizu Riyo
Paper abstract for Museum, no. 700. Tokyo National Museum. 2022. - Izumo and Yamato: The Birth of Ancient Japan
Special Exhibition at the Tokyo National Museum (Jan. 15–Feb. 26, 2020). Editor of English translation.
Buddhist Art
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- Treasures of Daikakuji: From Imperial Villa to Buddhist Temple
Special Exhibition at the Tokyo National Museum (Jan. 21–Mar. 16, 2025) - Jingoji: The Dawn of Shingon Buddhism
Special Exhibition at the Tokyo National Museum (Jul. 17–Sep. 8, 2024) - Masterpieces from the Nezu Collection—New Edition: Buddhist Painting
Catalogue for the Nezu Museum (July 2024) - The Golden Hall of Chūson-ji Temple
Special Exhibition at the Tokyo National Museum (Jan. 23–Apr. 14, 2024) - Treasures and Deities of the Peak of Gold
Special Exhibition at the Miho Museum (Sep. 16–Dec. 10, 2023). Edited by Lynne E. Riggs of the Center for Intercultural Communication. - Universal Symphony
Special Exhibition at the Miho Museum (March 18–June 11, 2023)
Hatanaka, Akiyoshi, “Fans Bearing Prayers: Cypress Fans That Were Once Sacred Treasures.” Translated by Rebekah Harmon. Edited by Lynne E. Riggs of the Center for Intercultural Communication. - Masterpieces of Buddhist Sculpture
Thematic Exhibition at the Nara National Museum (Feb. 4–Mar. 19, 2023). Edited by Mary Lewine.
Textiles
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- Attire of the Warrior Elite: The Yamauchi Textile Collection
Booklet for a special exhibition at the Kochi Castle Museum of History (Jun. 22–Sep. 1, 2024) - Style It Your Way: Edo Kimono
Exhibition at the Tokyo National Museum (Jul. 23–Sep. 23, 2024). Sponsored by the National Center for the Promotion of Cultural Properties. - Conserving Ancient Textiles: An Endeavor Spanning Five Decades
Thematic Exhibition at the Tokyo National Museum (Oct. 19–Dec. 11, 2022)
Art Conservation
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- Conservation and Research Report on the National Treasure Tomb Sculpture (Haniwa): Warrior in Keikō Armor
Foreword/Conclusion of report for the Tokyo National Museum (March 2024). Edited by Adachi Naoko. - Research Report on Entsuke Gold Leaf
Executive Committee for the Promotion of Kanazawa City’s UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage (March 2023)
Translated by Rebekah Harmon and Zackary Kaplan. Edited by the Center for Intercultural Communication. - "Evacuation of Cultural Properties during World War II: Air Defense Measures in 1941" by Koyama-Hayashi Rie
Paper abstract for Museum, no. 700. Tokyo National Museum. 2022. - “Research Notes from the Frontlines of Conservation” by Sawada Mutsuyo
Paper abstract for Museum, no. 699. Tokyo National Museum. 2022. - “Conservation and Restoration of the Tokyo National Museum Collection: Marking Fifty Years of Textile Conservation for the Hōryūji Treasures” by Seya Ai
Paper abstract for Museum, no. 699. Tokyo National Museum. 2022. - “Analysis of the Coloring Agents Used in the Album of Photographs of Edo Castle” by Araki Tominori
Paper abstract for Bulletin of the Tokyo National Museum. Tokyo National Museum. 2022.
Contemporary Art
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- Go for Kogei 2024: Philosophies for Life
Event organized by NPO Syuto Kanazawa (Sep. 14–Oct. 20, 2024). Selected artist bios and press releases. - Rei Naito: come and live – go and live
Special Exhibition at the Tokyo National Museum (Jun. 25–Sep. 23, 2024)
Sanbonmatsu, Tomoyo. “Reminiscences of a Pilgrimage.” Translated by Rebekah Harmon. Edited by Kito Satomi. - Shinoda Toko Collection
Catalogue for the Gifu Collection of Modern Arts (March 2024). Edited by Lynne E. Riggs of the Center for Intercultural Communication.