Water Embodied: Flow and Meaning of Water in Japanese Art
On view through August 23, 2026
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Kansas City, Missouri
www.nelson-atkins.org

Water—an essential element of life on Earth—has long played a vital role in shaping human civilization. In Japan, a country made up of islands, water is more than a natural resource. It is a constant presence that surrounds, connects, and sustains life, while shaping Japan’s culture, beliefs, and artistic creations.

This exhibition traces the diverse ways water has been represented, revered, and reimagined in Japanese art over the past 500 years.

Find out more: https://nelson-atkins.org/…/water-embodied-flow-and…/

[Image: Kimura Yoshirō (Japanese, born 1946), Droplet (Vessel with Blue Glaze), 2017. Half-porcelain with glaze, 21 1/4 × 23 inches (54.0 x 58.4 cm). The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO. Purchase: the Asian Art Acquisition Fund in memory of Laurence Sickman, 2025.28.]