Japanese Art and Claude Monet: Impressionism and the Land of the Rising Sun Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Claude Monet was very important within French Impressionism and despite new artistic movements like Cubism and Fauvism altering the artistic landscape, he remained firmly committed to Impressionist art. Another major art theme which would shape Claude [...]
Japanese Art and the Individualism of Yorozu Tetsugoro Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Japanese art is extremely diverse and during the lifetime of Yorozu Tetsugoro he witnessed many changes (1885-1927) because the Meiji Period opened up Japan to new thought patterns. In the field of art this radically altered the art scene because the [...]
Impressionism and Art in Paris: Fujishima Takeji and Alfred Sisley Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Alfred Sisley and Fujishima Takeji were both born in the nineteenth century and their common factors apply to the stunning art they produced and the richness of Paris which influenced both artists. They both also studied at the Ecole des [...]
Japanese Art and Imperial Kyoto: Sukenobu, Ladies and Deeper Meaning Tomoko Hara 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 Kyoto then this [...]
Japanese Art and Yōshū Chikanobu: From Edo to Meiji Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times This is a brief glimpse into the art work of Yoshu Chikanobu (Chikanobu Toyohara) who witnessed major changes in Japan. He lived between 1838 and 1912 and this period in Japanese history is very dynamic. This applies to the ending [...]
Japanese Art and the World of Yakusha-e: The Quiet Artist of the Utagawa School Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Utagawa Toyokuni changed the emphasis of his art from bijin-ga – images of beautiful ladies – to focusing on yakusha-e. It was his art of yakusha-e which opened up new doors and which he became [...]
Japanese art and Bunjinga: Tani Buncho, Power of China and his Eclectic Nature Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The artist Tani Buncho felt the rich pull of Chinese culture despite the historical reality of Japan being mainly cut off from the outside world during his lifetime. Buncho was born in 1763 and died in [...]
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. [...]
Japanese art and Gyoshu Hayami: Bunjinga, Rimpa, Yamato-e and Northern Renaissance Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Gyoshu Hayami (1894-1935) was born in the Meiji era whereby Japan entered a period of rapid modernization. However, his art belongs to the Taisho and Showa periods of Japanese history because he was too young to make an [...]
Japanese art and Saburosuke Okada: The Allure of Paris Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Saburosuke Okada (1869-1939) was born one year after the Meiji Restoration of 1868 and he would witness many changes throughout his life. This applies to the Meiji period, Taisho era, and the early part of the Showa period. Throughout these [...]
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 [...]
Japanese and Western Art: Asai Chu and the Eclipse of Ukiyo-e Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The Meiji Restoration of 1868 led to many social convulsions and like all revolutionary periods you had many winners and losers. This applies to individuals who could adapt to the rapid changes in society and the art [...]
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