The Toronto Reference Library will kick off its Asian Heritage Month activities with a look at the art used to illustrate Japanese stories through the years.The exhibit will look at the use of art, from woodblock prints (hanga) to Japanese comic books (manga), and will also feature some rare illustrated books. Library patrons will be able to see the ways in which Japan has often relied on pictures and drawings, not only to complement the written word, but often as the entire means of telling a story.
From Hanga to Manga: The Graphic Art of Japanese Storytelling will run until Saturday, June 28 in the Toronto Reference Library's TD Gallery, 789 Yonge St. The exhibit will serve as a lead-in to Asian Heritage Month in May.