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 Female Novelist and Communist (Miyamoto Yuriko)
Japanese Female Novelist and Communist (Miyamoto Yuriko) Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Japanese novelist and short-story writer Miyamoto Yuriko (1899–1951) could easily have disappeared into the comfortable conformity expected…
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…
Japanese Female Diarist and Poet during Heian Court
Japanese Female Diarist and Poet during Heian Court Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The Japanese diarist and waka poet Michitsuna no Haha (935–995) occupies a unique place in the…
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 Authors and the Tragedy of Ichiyō Higuchi (1872–1896)
Japanese Authors and the Tragedy of Ichiyō Higuchi (1872–1896) Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The Japanese novelist Ichiyō Higuchi (1872–1896) moved through life as though fate had marked her…
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…