Girl in the East Wind with Ravens Passing the Moon, 1893 by Glasgow School artist Frances MacDonald #WomensArt

An exhibition documenting the lasting effects of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki has opened for the first time in the UK at a Scottish university

Very moved to be at the opening of Remembered: Hiroshima and Nagasaki exhibition @stir.ac.uk last night, and looking forward to hosting their planting for peace event next month to mark the 80th anniversary of the bombings and Scotland's friendship with Japan.

Potatoes were popularised in Japan in the early 20th century by an engineer who developed a taste for them while studying in Glasgow. There's a monument to him in Hokkaido onumakouen.com/en/nanae_sto...

[17] George Henry (1858-1943) was a member of the Glasgow School. He even travelled to Japan. The Cabbage Girl (1887), Autumn (1889), An at Home in Japan (1894) & Felicity (1916)

I started the day with a tree, and I'm going to end today with one, too. This is a kaki or persimmon tree in the Botanic Gardens in Glasgow. Cont./ #glasgow #glasgowbotanicgardens #glasgowhistory #peacetree #nagasaki #tree

construis-moi la mer dit le petit prince Antoine de Saint-Exupéry / Jumpei Mitsui, Katsushika Hokusai, Great Wave Of Kanagawa, 1830, LEGO tags : frêles embarcations dans une mer déchaînée, #sea #lego #wave #painting

‘It’s just great’: Japan ambassador tries Irn Bru on visit to whisky distillery https://www.alojapan.com/1286378/its-just-great-japan-ambassador-tries-irn-bru-on-visit-to-whisky-distillery-2/ “We’ve been using our time to cement links and connections between Scotland and Japan, and particularly …

Raku workshop with Paper Flowers Edinburgh at Honey Pot Ceramics, South Queensferry. Looking forward to sharing the tea with my creation.🍵

“Being born in Nagasaki has undoubtedly shaped me. I felt that it was my mission to become a gardener and to create gardens of peace around the world.” A poignant Chelsea win for the 2nd-generation survivor in this 80th anniversary year of the atomic bomb.🌱 www.gardensillustrated.com/gardens/gard...

In this 80th anniversary year, such a privilege to hear Nagasaki atomic bomb survivors Chiyoko Motomura, who was six; Dr Masao Tomonaga, who was two and devoted his career to studying the medical effects; and Tomoko Ōtaki, a second-generation survivor. Thanks to @daiwafoundation.bsky.social

Tagonoura, from Famous Scenic Spots of Japan, by Kobayashi Kiyochika, 1897 #Japanese #Art #JapanseArt #Ukiyo-e

Thanks to Soo Burnell for taking the time to talk me through her photographs of Japanese bathers.

Immersive morning with Joseph Sharples @hunterianglasgow.bsky.social, within touching distance of 1888 items. Managed not to break the glass trying to see the Japanese prints on Mackintosh's fireplace. #Glasgow850 #GlasgowJapan

Irises at Heian-jingū (平安神宮) herald the comfortable dying days of spring. in the spring breeze already casting shadows... irises 春風やはや陰作るかきつばた -Kobayashi Issa (小林一茶), 1810. Trans. David G. Lanoue. #Kyoto #goldenweek #irises #Japan #京都 #ゴールデンウィーク #菖蒲 #haiku

A Photographic Deep Dive Into Japan’s Bathing Culture – The NEN – North Edinburgh News https://www.alojapan.com/1258939/a-photographic-deep-dive-into-japans-bathing-culture-the-nen-north-edinburgh-news/ Soo Burnell builds on her acclaimed Scottish poolside collection New exhibition explores …

Today is Constitution Memorial Day #憲法記念日 in Japan, marking enactment of the 1947 constitution. But did you know the Meiji Constitution of 1889 was the subject of many ukiyo-e prints? 👀📜 Peek into visual history in this print held by Princeton Uni Art Museum: artmuseum.princeton.edu/collections/...

On March 31, 1854, under the watchful eyes of samurai and American naval officers, Commodore Matthew Perry of the United States Navy signed the Convention of Kanagawa with representatives of the Tokugawa Shogunate. This ended over two centuries of Japan's self-imposed isolation. 🧵

"Generations of culture and refinement have made the Japanese the most aesthetic people in the world... Japanese have made a religion of nature as did the people of ancient Greece" - Highways and Homes of Japan, Kate Lawson 1910 Not just Lafcadio Hearn comparing 19c Japan to glorious ancient Greece

Thanks to Kozo and John from the Victor Murphy Trust for holding the door until closing so that I could see Hiroshige's The 53 Stations of the Tokaido at Central Library, Edinburgh on its last day. What a treat.

Three Ainu Indigenous people that were kept at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland will be returned to Japan. www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04...

‘It’s done wonders’: trading card game featuring middle-aged men revives Japanese town www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

Perfect morning for hanami at Lauriston Castle, Edinburgh. The best few weeks of sakura are still to come. 🌸

‘Monks, politicians, drag queens – all life is here’: a trip to Japan’s Kyotographie festival www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...

So grateful to Dr Chung, Curator, Chinese and Far Eastern Civilisation at Glasgow Museums for a first glimpse at the Japanese objects which sit at the heart of my book research. Many hours will be spent in this treasure trove.

Fascinated by these echoes of the original Saltmarket closes in Glasgow. For historical contrast, the Greggs replacement has to be my favourite. Are there any walking tours of this area?

Day dress Circa 1846-1849 Lanarkshire, Scotland Source: Glasgow Museums #victorian #victorianfashion

Glasgow Central Station Built in the 1870's with the concourse and booking hall completed in 1882, the height of the fashionable Victorian era. It is full of architectural details. #photography #Scotland #architecture #blackandwhite #art#buyintoart yvonnejohnstoneart.com/featured/cen...

Radical students from the Glasgow School of Art who dubbed themselves 'The Immortals' (c.1894) including artists (back :) Frances MacDonald, (middle L-R :) Margaret Macdonald, Katharine Cameron, Janet Aitken, Agnes Raeburn and Jessie Keppie #womensart

Queen of Spades, 1909, by Margaret Macdonald, one of the defining artists of Art Nouveau and the Glasgow School #WomensArt

When in Brussels..Brel it.

The sound of spring Saturdays in Edinburgh.

Apart from her employer being Royal Doulton, I've always wanted to know the rest of this Woman Painting a Pot's story, from Lavery's portraits at Glasgow's Great Exhibition of 1888.

Thomas Annan's gallery, at the end of the street where he founded his Woodlands photography business. No longer in the family, sadly, but the name remains.

Mitchell Library, Glasgow at dawn.

Kibble Palace roofscape to the sound of the matsuri drummers.

Looking at Glasgow through a Victorian lens is pure pleasure. The obvious places for me to start: Glasgow Botanics; Kelvingrove; Woodlands and Garnethill.