Impressions 44 Part Two (2023) features an essay by the late Shirley Z. Johnson, who shared her research about Sekiya Shiro, a metalworker designated a Living National Treasure.
Also in this issue, Marco Leona and his team at The Metropolitan Museum of Art analyze dyes in kimono and other Japanese garments dating from the 18th to the early 20th centuries. In tandem with textile dyes, Henry D. Smith II worked with Marco Leona’s staff to analyze dyes in Meiji-period prints.
Evgeny Steiner discovered a photo that helps clarify the story of the Kitaev Collection of Japanese prints. Stephen Salel introduces a postwar manga artist, Tsuge Tadao. Finally, Louise Cort and Alice North pay tribute to the late, great Halsey Miller North. (View the complete Table of Contents for Impressions 44 Part Two.)