Securing Our Future
Our Next Fifty Years & Beyondprint collectors as the Ukiyo-e Society of America, the Japanese Art
Society of America ( JASA) has grown to be the largest membershiporganization in North America dedicated exclusively to the study
and appreciation of the arts of Japan.
Thanks to the extraordinary vision and generosity of our donors andmembers, our activities today include publishing an award-winningannual journal Impressions, organizing in-person and on-line lectures
on Japanese art, and arranging behind-the-scenes visits to important
American collections, led by curators and collectors.
aAs we celebrate 50 years of JASA, we plan to make an even bbigger impact in the field. Our goals are to expand understanding and appreciation of Japaneseart, sup-port important new scholarship, and foster a more inclusive community to encourage
and reflect diverse voices.
Our $2.5 million fundraising initiative has been focusing on four areas:meiji modern exhibition
Our 50th anniversary exhibition, Meiji Modern: Fifty Years of New Japan, opened at the Asia Society
Museum in New York on October 3, 2023, and will travel to venues in Chicago and Houston in2024. Taking a fresh look at a pivotal period in Japan, the exhibition presents a selection of thefinest examples of Meiji Period art from leading American museums and private collections,and is accompanied by a fully illustrated catalog published by Yale University Press.
Thanks to the extraordinary generosity of our members and supporters, we have already raised morethan $800,000 in funds for the exhibition and catalog. Now, we are looking to raise an additional$1.7 million for our other initiatives.

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impressions
Our biannual journal Impressions has garnered critical acclaim, aswell as numerous awards. To secure its long-term future as thepremier academic journal for Japanese art, we plan to establish afund to offset some of the cost of publishing each issue.
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IMPRESSIONSThe Journalof theJapanese Art Societyof America
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fellowships for scholars
Promoting scholarship has always been at the heart of the JASA mission
and is important to our donors and members as well. As part of our 50thanniversary initiative, we are looking to raise $400,000 to fund fellowships
for emerging scholars to visit Japanese art collections for researchin conjunction with exhibition and publication projects, as well as attend and present atacademic conferences.

dprogram support and operating reserve fundWith vital support from our donors and volunteers, JASA was able to pivot quickly during thepandemic and offer lectures online, drawing audiences from around the country and across theglobe. We intend to expand this capability by raising $300,000 to fund additional online andin-person programs each year. We also plan to earmark an additional $100,000 for a “rainy day”
fund to cover gaps between funding commitments and income received.

JASA’s activities are important to the visibility and growth of Japanese art.
—Asato Ikeda, art historianeAs we look ahead to our next 50 years and beyond, we want to deepen the unique senseof community that JASA fosters among collectors, academics, curators and Japanese art
enthusiasts everywhere. We also want to play an even bigger role in keeping Japanese art
scholarship and appreciation at the center of our nation’s cultural life. We hope that you,our members and donors, share this vision. With your help, we will build on these accomplishments and create an exciting and even more successful JASA of the future.
credits
frontispiece. Kitagawa Utamaro. Women in theKitchen (Daidokoro). ca. 1795–96. Color woodblock print, ōban diptych, 36.1 x 48 cm. The MannCollection, Highland Park, IL Photo: Aron Gent;
a. William Green (center), founding member
and first president of the Ukiyo-e Society ofAmerica. Photo: Frank Ward; © Trustees ofAmherst College; b. JASA Vice President Emily
Sano leading JASA members on exhibition tourin San Antonio, Texas; c. Aoki Tomonobu(Ichiryu) (active Meiji era). Censer (Korō) inthe form of a Hawk. ca. 1895. Silver, shibuichi,shakudo, and gold. © Museum of Fine Arts,Houston Photo: Thomas R. DuBrock.; d. Fujikasa
Satoko (b. 1980), Seraphim. 2016. Stoneware withwhite slip glaze. Photo: Richard Goodbody. Collection of Carol and Jeffrey Horvitz; e. JASA online
webinar on netsuke and sagemono with collector
and JASA member David Butsumyo; f. Curators
and JASA members at the Minneapolis Instituteof Artf

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Securing Our Future
Our Next Fifty Years & Beyond

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