The MAK owns 2,700 Japanese ink paintings from the Edo period (17th–19th centuries), which were originally part of the collection of Heinrich Siebold. These extensive holdings represent a unique documentation of East Asian iconography as it was passed on and practiced in Kano- painting. It is not just works by important Japanese artists that make this collection so valuable; illumination of the collection’s overall iconographic aspect will serve to outstandingly complement and reinterpret those parts of the collection which are shown frequently. Planned activities include the works’ cataloging, digitization and tagging with keywords, as well as their publication online.

Project Manager: Johannes Wieninger, Curator, Asia Collection