Images of an aurora seen in Japan on Feb. 11, 1958. The image on the left is a photograph, the image on the right is a drawing; the two images were made 7 minutes apart.

Today, for those collecting antique and vintage Japanese art goods of the early 20th century, those marked Nippon or Made in Nippon are oldest and most valued.

Visual Arts Portland Art Museum Exhibits Restored Monet Alongside the Japanese Artists Who Inspired Him PAM’s “Water Lilies” painting came directly from Monet’s private dining room.

The new Japanese Classics series from Vintage Classics presents five seminal Japanese novels, from Junichiro Tanizaki to Yoko Ozawa, with stunning cover art by Japanese illustrator Yuko Shimizu.