Welcome to fuuryuu 風流

Welcome to 風流 fuuryuu blog!

This site is dedicated to Japanese traditional culture, arts, crafts and aesthetic as contemplated by two former curators of Japanese arts collection. We have chosen the word fuuryuu 風流 as it stands for elegance, beauty and refinement so fundamental to Japanese culture. We will be introducing various topics related to Japanese traditional arts and crafts and their reception in Europe. We will be dealing with several Japanese collections in Europe and will touch upon the various interpretations of Japan in Western culture.We will be mainly focusing on traditional Japanese arts and crafts as well as topics relating to core aesthetic values underlying Japanese artistic expression.