'JIZAI' by Haruo Mitsuta
17 Apr-14 May 2019

The Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation is delighted to introduce the unique works of the acclaimed Japanese artist Haruo Mitsuta to the UK public. Mitsuta is the only contemporary artist who makes Jizai Okimono (“articulated animals”) - flexible animal figures made from metal pieces, which can replicate the movements of the original animals. Originally they were made by armourers in the late Edo and the Meiji period. Mitsuta will be showcasing some of his most impressive and startlingly realistic pieces in this exhibition.