International News and Japanese art
Japan Art: Kobayashi Kokei (1883–1957) and Okuyama Gihachiro (1907–1981) Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The Japanese artist Kobayashi Kokei (1883–1957) was born in Niigata Prefecture, a region renowned for…
Japanese Art and High Culture (Pre-Edo to Meiji Born Artists) Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The influence of Buddhism on the art of Kaihō Yūshō (1533–1615) is unmistakable, just…
Aoyama Masaharu: Japanese Art, Ink, and the Quiet Spirit of Modernity Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Aoyama Masaharu (also known as Seiji Aoyama) was born in Saitama Prefecture in…
Japanese Art – Delightful Mix Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Matsubayashi Keigetsu (1876–1963) stands as a serene guardian of tradition, a contemplative spirit whose art unfolds gently against the…
Japanese Art: Buddhism to Nature by Kawabata Gyokusho Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Kawabata Gyokusho (1842–1913) was born during the late Edo Period, yet his artistic identity blossomed amid…
Japan Art and Reimagining L. S. Lowry Through Northern Japanese Eyes Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Sawako Utsumi is a contemporary artist from northern Japan whose work frequently enters…
Yumeji Takehisa and the Melancholy of Taishō Japan Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Yumeji Takehisa (1884–1934) died relatively young, and the final chapter of his life was marked by…
Japanese Art and High Culture (Edo to Meiji Born Artists) Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Kanzan Shimomura (1873–1930) stands as one of Wakayama’s distinguished artistic sons, a painter whose…
Japanese Art and the Flow of Beauty – Birds, Landscapes, and Lotus Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Tokuoka Shinsen (1896–1972) emerged from the cultural landscape of Kyoto, a city…
Japan Art and Okuyama Gihachiro (World of Black and White) Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Okuyama Gihachiro (1907–1981) created a distinctive world where black and white became far more…