Apollo Magazine (UK)

Art and Diplomacy: Japanese Objects from the Château de Fontainebl­eau

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Château de Fontainebl­eau 4 June–20 September www.chateaufon­tainebleau.fr

This display presents an exceptiona­l group of diplomatic gifts, offered by Shogun Iemochi to Napoleon III between – shortly after Japan opened to the West in . Pictured is one of a group of exquisite kakemono paintings on silk.

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