Japan Art and the Fleeting Life of Birds by Hishida Shunsō
Japan Art and the Fleeting Life of Birds by Hishida Shunsō Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The luminous painter Hishida Shunsō (1874–1911) belonged to the final, restless decades of…
Japan Art and Watanabe Shikō (1683–1755)
Japan Art and Watanabe Shikō (1683–1755) Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Watanabe Shikō (1683–1755) revealed a rare artistic sensitivity from an early age, his vision shaped within the refined…
Japanese Art and Culture
Japanese Art and Culture Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Hanabusa Itchō (1652–1724) emerged from the richly layered yet fiercely codified world of the Edo Period as an artist of…
Art of Japan and the Lotus
Art of Japan and the Lotus Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times All three artworks are devoted to the enduring beauty of the lotus, a flower that has long occupied…
Japanese Art: Richness of Culture and Identity
Japanese Art: Richness of Culture and Identity Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Nishimura Shigenaga possessed both unwavering self-belief and a profound determination to secure his place within Japan’s flourishing…
Japanese Art and Egrets
Japanese Art and Egrets Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The contemporary Japanese artist Sawako Utsumi turns her gaze toward the elegant egret in both works, embracing a motif deeply…
Japan Art and the Cultural Traits of Rinpa
Japan Art and the Cultural Traits of Rimpa Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Suzuki Kiitsu (1796–1858) created a treasury of breathtaking works that shimmer with elegance, refinement, and poetic…
Nara and Japanese High Culture
Nara and Japanese High Culture Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The Nara Period (710–794 CE) occupies a sacred and formative place in the cultural history of Japan, representing one…