Japanese Art, Culture and Fashion during the Lifetime of Ogata Gekko (1859-1920) Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Ogata Gekko was a very individualistic artist who had a rich style which was based on his upbringing. This applies to mainly being self-taught but this can be over-played because his free spirit was from within. Also, [...]
Japanese Art and Yumeji Takehisa: Complex Political Forces and Shusui Kotoku Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Yumeji Takehisa produced many stunning pieces of art but just like Shusui Kotoku, the revolutionary anarchist, and friend, he was caught up in the world of political intrigues and clashes of culture. His friendship with Shusui Kotoku meant [...]
Kunichika & Warhol – Seeing Stars By toshidama The superstar is no new phenomenon nor is the intimate relationship between entertainer and publicist a product only of modern mass media. I’m interested here in Kunichika and his close relationship with two very famous kabuki actors of the late nineteenth century; and how similar that is [...]
Japanese art, Bijinga and Landscapes by Shinsui Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The artist Ito Shinsui (1898-1972) left a lasting legacy because he produced many stunning works of art. His art work came to the fore during the Taisho and Showa period in Japan and he became famous for stunning images of beautiful women. [...]
Art and Fashion in the Eyes of Yōshū Chikanobu: Edo, Meiji and Western Influence Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times In modern day Japan the fashion scene is electric in major cities like Kobe, Osaka, and Tokyo. This applies to crème de la crème fashion and independent styles and the fusion of Japanese fashion, European [...]
Tokyo Tourism and Lifestyle in Ueno: Art, Culture, Fashion and Lifestyle Sarah Deschamps and Tomoko Hara Modern Tokyo Times The Ueno district in Tokyo is extremely diverse because aspects of “Old Tokyo” still survive alongside modernity within this vibrant part of Tokyo. Ueno provides many cultural places to visit. Therefore, Tokyoites and tourists flock to [...]
Tokyo Tourism: Art, Culture and the beautiful Kiyosumi Gardens in Koto ku Sarah Deschamps and Kanako Itamae Modern Tokyo Times Tokyoites and tourists to this fabulous city should make the most of Kiyosumi Gardens because it is one of the most adorable places to visit in this ultra-modern city. At the same time the Fukugawa [...]
Japanese Art and Traditional Fashion in Culture: Ito Shinsui and Bijinga Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Ito Shinsui (1898-1972) is a “famous son” of Japanese art because his art is blessed with elegance, sophistication, and serenity. This is equally matched with natural simplicity and adorable color schemes when applied to his images of beautiful [...]
Women and the Floating World By toshidama I guess it is to be both anticipated and regretted that the women of Japan who were once the great writers and poets and priestesses, not to say robbers and warriors of their culture, should have been reduced by the middle of the nineteenth century to the status of ornament [...]
Sexy side of Tokyo shown by Nobuyoshi Araki Hiroshi Saito and Sarah Deschamps Modern Tokyo Times Throughout history it appears that the sex trade and other areas related to the seedy side of life is part and parcel of humanity. Nations may introduce laws to prevent certain aspects of the sex trade but little can [...]
Bathers and Echoes in Japanese Prints and Beyond (ukiyo-e) By Alex Faulkner Toshidama Gallery As regular readers will know, reference, allusion and quotation are an embedded part of Japanese visual culture. Indeed, the Chazen Museum of Art, Wisconsin recently put on a blockbuster show on this very theme, Competition and Collaboration: Japanese Prints of the [...]
Japanese and English art: Ito Shinsui and John Constable and the National Spirit Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times John Constable and Ito Shinsui lived in vastly different societies and the time period between both is enormous. However, both artists provide an image of “the national spirit” within tranquility, beauty, nature, and a world which [...]
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