Japanese art and Ogata Gekko: individualism during a changing landscape Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The life of Ogata Gekko is extremely fascinating because he lived during a period of momentous times in Japan. He was born in 1859 during the Edo Period but the Meiji Restoration of 1868 would usher in many revolutionary [...]
Japanese art and Nishikawa Sukenobu: Imperial city of Kyoto, women and politics Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Nishikawa Sukenobu was born in 1671 and until his death in the middle of the eighteenth century, this stunning artist opened up aspects of the role of women in Japanese society. Also, with Sukenobu being based in [...]
Japanese art and Ogata Gekko: ukiyo-e in a changing world to the start of shin-hanga Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The Japanese artist Ogata Gekko (1859-1920) lived in a time of great change in Japan because the art world in this country felt the full force of growing technological changes and the increasing lure [...]
Japanese art and Ogata Korin: nearly the “forgotten artist” Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The artist Ogata Korin (1658-1716) was nearly “the forgotten man” of Japanese art until individuals like Sakai Hoitsu (1761-1828) brought his art back to life. This is rather surprising given the nature of his individualism and the quality of his [...]
Japanese art and Kuniyoshi: Serene Art During a Period of Change Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Utagawa Kuniyoshi is amongst the crème de la crème of ukiyo-e because his art work was truly amazing and so powerful. Kuniyoshi, just like other famous Japanese artists like Ando Hiroshige and Katsushika Hokusai, was very diverse and the [...]
Japanese art and Kawanabe Kyosai: the power of folklore and culture Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The Japanese artist Kawanabe Kyosai is extremely fascinating because of his individualistic spirit and this is witnessed in his art. Kyosai, just like the mysterious Tengu, belonged to two worlds and this applies to the old Edo period [...]
Japanese Buddhist Art at the National Museum of Korea in Seoul (Now until Feb 19, 2012) Michel Lebon and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The (http://www.museum.go.kr/main/index/index002.jsp) National Museum of Korea (NMK) is currently holding a stunning exhibition of Japanese Buddhist art and the exhibition runs until February 19, 2012. According to information on the [...]
Japanese art and Ogata Korin (1658-1716) Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The art of Ogata Korin remains potent because of clarity and his own unique ways. However, at one point it appeared that the winds of time would threaten his legacy and if this had happened, then Japanese art would have been the loser. [...]
Japanese art and ukiyo-e: Nishikawa Sukenobu and women Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The printmaker Nishikawa Sukenobu (1671-1750) was unusual by ukiyo-e standards because he was based in the imperial city of Kyoto and therefore he was an “outsider” in some ways. However, this fact also gave him more freedom to focus on his [...]
Utagawa Kuniyoshi and Japanese art: Images of tranquility and landscapes Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Utagawa Kuniyoshi depicted many images and covered various different subject matters. Therefore, the art of this stylish ukiyo-e artist in this article provides only a glimpse into the real Kuniyoshi. Kuniyoshi was born in 1797 and died in 1861 [...]
Japanese art and Kano Eitoku: Oda Nobunaga, political power and art Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Kano Eitoku was born in 1543 and died in 1590 but in his short life he left a rich legacy because he was one of the most prominent artists of the sixteenth century. Oda Nobunaga (1534-1582) who [...]
Boys and Girls… Gender, Kabuki and Japanese Prints By toshidama Japanese prints can be confusing territory for those seeking certainty. Artists of the ukiyo-e revelled in “look and compare” pictures or mitate-e as it is called. Borrowing from the traditions of poetry, mitate-e pictures play ironically with the knowingness of the audience, substituting contemporary actors for [...]
| Today | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|
 Thunderstorm 70° | 54° |  Clear 75° | 61° |  Partly Cloudy 75° | 61° |
Japanese Yen Exchange Rate