Great exhibition of Japanese prints (Ukiyo-e) in Havana City, sponsored by the National Museum of Fine Arts and the Japan Embassy in Cuba. The samurai is the central theme of these 29 authentic pieces from the 18th and 19th centuries. The exhibition commemorates the 400th anniversary of Japanese samurai Hasekura Tsunenaga's arrival to Cuba in 1614.
Other related activities:
Conference by Ukiyo-e expert Dr. Amaury García Rodríguez.
Course on Ukiyo-e by the exhibition's curator Ms. Teresa Toranzo Castillo.
Children's workshop on visual arts and the figure of samurai.
Exhibition of Cuban books about Japan.
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(Images and information courtesy of Japan Embassy in Cuba).
