Japan Art – Edo, Meiji, and Contemporary Japanese Art
Japan Art – Edo, Meiji, and Contemporary Japanese Art Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Kubota Beisen (1852–1906) was born during the final years of the Edo Period, standing at…
Japanese Art and Nature – Nishimura Goun
Japanese Art and Nature – Nishimura Goun Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The Japanese artist Nishimura Goun (1877–1938) was born into the turbulent embrace of the Meiji Period (1868-1912),…
Japanese Art and Culture – Winds of Change
Japanese Art and Culture – Winds of Change Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Ito Shinsui (1898–1972) stands as one of the luminous masters of twentieth-century Japanese art. His work…
Edo Art and Japanese Culture
Edo Art and Japanese Culture Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The Edo period emerged in the early seventeenth century like a curtain rising upon a transformed Japan — politically…
Kyoto and Japanese Art
Kyoto and Japanese Art Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Kubota Beisen was born into the refined cultural tapestry of Kyoto, a city where changing seasons, ancient temples, and enduring…
Japanese Art and Morita Kako (Veiled in Mystery)
Japanese Art and Morita Kako (Veiled in Mystery) Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Very little is known about the Japanese artist Morita Kako, whose life remains veiled in the…
Japanese Art and the Bear in Winter
Japanese Art and the Bear in Winter Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Sawako Utsumi, a contemporary Japanese artist from northern Japan, pays graceful homage to the great Meiji-era master…
Japanese Art and Edo Period: Maruyama Ōkyo (1733–1795)
Japanese Art and Edo Period: Maruyama Ōkyo (1733–1795) Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Maruyama Ōkyo (1733–1795) emerged as one of the great cultural visionaries of the Edo period, transforming…
Japanese Art and Kawabata Gyokusho
Japanese Art and Kawabata Gyokusho Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Kawabata Gyokusho (1842–1913) was born beneath the fading lantern glow of the late Edo period and departed this world…
Contemporary Japanese Art by Sawako Utsumi
Contemporary Japanese Art by Sawako Utsumi Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Sawako Utsumi is a contemporary artist from northern Japan whose paintings transform familiar landscapes into luminous realms of…