International News and Japanese art
Kyoto in Art: Buddhism, Shinto, and the Dreamlike World of Inagaki Toshijiro Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Inagaki Toshijiro (1902–1963) was born in Kyoto, a city where artistic refinement,…
Ike no Taiga and Japanese Art: China, Edo, and Cultural Identity Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The Edo Period is often cast in the shadow of isolation and rigid…
Japanese Art and Culture – Deer and Spirituality Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Sawako Utsumi, a contemporary artist from northern Japan, imbues this artwork with a quiet yet profound…
Art of Japan – Delightful Mix and High Culture Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The Japanese artist Suzuki Shōnen (1848–1918) was born in the ancient cultural capital of Kyoto…
Japanese Art and Poetry: Jizō and the Spiritual Landscape of Impermanence (Buddhism) Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Sawako Utsumi frequently explores religious themes in her artwork, drawing inspiration from…
Kobayakawa Shūsei: Art Beyond the Nightmare of History Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The Japanese artist Kobayakawa Shūsei (1885–1974) was born in Hyōgo Prefecture and lived through one of…
Japanese Art by Hishida Shunsō, Sakai Hōitsu, and Tokuoka Shinsen Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Hishida Shunsō (1874–1911) was an artist to treasure during the Meiji Period (1868–1912). Yet,…
Japanese Art and Diverse Realities Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Ogata Gekkō (1859–1920) lived through one of the most transformative chapters in Japanese history. Born at the beginning of…
Japan Art and Rinpa (Rimpa) Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Suzuki Kiitsu (1796–1858) created a remarkable body of paintings in which the natural world seems to hover between observation…
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…