The Spooky Side of Sanyutei Encho
For all sorts of reasons, summer is the season of ghosts in Japan. Accordingly, The University Art Museum in Tokyo is presenting an exhibiti...
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Showing posts with label Nihonga. Show all posts
SHUNSO ISHIDA, RADICAL TRADITIONALIST
Fallen leaves (right panels), 1909-10 It’s no secret that the Japanese art world was going through major changes at the end of the 19th cent...
KAII HIGASHIYAMA: A HAZY SHADE OF EGO
Sound of Waves (1975) One of the words most often associated with the art of Kaii Higashiyama is 'spiritual.' But what exactly...
Hisashi Tenmyouya: Samurai with a Paintbrush
Para-para (Great Empire of Japan) vs. Break-dancing (America) (2001) One of the strangest and most interesting characteristics of ...
Shinsui Ito: An Eye for the Ladies
Yubi 1922 Shinsui Ito (1898-1972) was a central figure during Japan's artistic identity crisis in the 20th century. As wave after...
Ikuo Hirayama: Seeking Solace on the Silk Road
Mount Sumeru of the Western Pure Land (2000) Ikuo Hirayama clearly represents how the Japanese like to see — and project — the...
Yuki Ogura: The Other Side of Modern
Women Bathing - I Anyone visiting the present exhibition at Tokyo's National Museum of Modern Art might initially think they are...
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