TheSociety for Japanese Arts was founded in 1937 by a group ofDutch collectors of, and dealers in,Japanese art. Originally calledThe Society for Japanese Arts and Crafts, the society became international in the 1960s.^[1][2] It currently has over 550 members in 24 countries.^[3]

The Society sponsors lectures, exhibitions and publications.^[3] It awardsgrants through the Heinz M. Kaempfer Fund, and publishes the journalAndon (ISSN 0168-2997) inEnglish, which provides results of research about variousukiyo-e artists, e.g.Utagawa Kunisada III.^[4]

In addition toAndon and a quarterly Newsletter (ISSN 1877-3788), the Society's publications include:

• Forrer, Matthi, Willem R. van Gulik, Jack HillierA Sheaf of Japanese Papers, The Hague, Society for Japanese Arts and Crafts, 1979.ISBN 90-70265-71-0
• Ing, Eric van den,Beauty and Violence, Japanese Prints by Yoshitoshi, 1839-1892, Bergeyk, Netherlands, Society for Japanese Arts, 1992.ISBN 90-70216-04-3
• Kaempfer, H. M. and W. O. G. SickingheThe Fascinating World of the Japanese Artist. A Collection of Essays on Japanese Art by Members of the Society for Japanese Arts and Crafts, The Hague, Society for Japanese Arts and Crafts, 1971.ISBN 0-87093-156-3
• Kaempfer, H. M. (ed.),Ukiyo-e Studies and Pleasures, A Collection of Essays on the Art of Japanese Prints, The Hague, Society for Japanese Arts and Crafts, 1978.ISBN 90-70216-01-9
• Schaap, Robert,A Brush with Animals, Japanese Paintings, 1700-1950, Bergeijk, Society for Japanese Arts & Hotei Publishing, 2007.ISBN 978-90-70216-07-8
• Vos, F., et al.,Meiji, Japanese Art in Transition, Ceramics, Cloisonné, Lacquer, Prints, Organized by the Society for Japanese Art and Crafts, 's-Gravenhage, the Netherlands, Gemeentemuseum, 1987.ISBN 90-70216-03-5

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