Exposition "Chefs-d'oeuvre du musée Ota de Tokyo"

I thought I had seen incredible Japanese prints last year when I saw "Flottands du monde", but some of the paintings and prints I saw today at the Museum of Asian Arts were out of this world. Mind blowing; the rest of the museum was good as well with some amazing stuff on display. The Brits are accused of filling their museums with the spoils of their empire, well, the French certainly plundered south east asia to fill this one! Huge chunks of masonery from Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand and lots of stuff from Korea, China and Japan. Not too much from India - but I suppose they were kicked out of there fairly early on!!

Why can't we have exhibitions like these in Bham? I know London has some good ones, but it's always a hassle to get there - the rest of the UK needs culture as well - they should send them on tour.

I like the prints of Katsushika Hokusai - but I certainly didn't expect to SEE two of his most famous ones in real life today - the one of the large tsunami wave and the one of Mt Fuiji. Amazing.

Nearly 5 hours of pure culture today... wonderful. Only one thing would have made it better...