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Sheila Hicks's artwork Saffron Sentinel at the Hepworth Wakefield

Japan: Courts and Culture

Brimming with porcelain, weaponry and beautifully decorated fans, this big, ambitious show
demonstrates the links between Britain and Japan over 300 years. The Queen’s Gallery,
Buckingham Palace, London SW1 (rct.uk), until March 12 2023

Raphael

An outing for the Renaissance artist’s comparatively “forgotten” designs for tapestry, architecture
and the decorative arts (as well as, thankfully, plenty of beautiful paintings and
drawings). National Gallery, London WC2 (nationalgallery.org.uk), until July 31

Seafaring

More than 50 artworks, from the 19th century to today, exploring the “drama, beauty, and
strangeness” of life at sea. Hastings Contemporary (hastingscontemporary.org), until Sept 25

Walter Sickert

The brilliant chronicler of music halls and modern British life – to whom later painters such as
Lucian Freud owe an enormous debt – gets his first London retrospective for almost three
decades. Tate Britain, London SW1 (tate.org.uk), until Sept 18

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