Buddhist monk Jien and a window into old Japan (1155-1225): Poetry and history
Buddhist monk Jien and a window into old Japan (1155-1225): Poetry and history Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times...
Category: Japan Art
Poetry of old Japan: Yamabe and the devoutly Buddhist Emperor Shōmu
The poetry of old Japan: Yamabe no Akahito and the devoutly Buddhist Emperor Shōmu Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo...
Japanese art, Goshun, and the influence of Buson: The artistic heaven on earth
Japanese art, Goshun, and the influence of Buson: The artistic heaven on earth Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times...
Japanese art and poetry: The last throes before the ghost of time
The last throes before the ghost of time Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times A lifetime of friendship becomes...
Buddhist art and the Japanese priest Mokuan Reien: The Middle Kingdom and Mu Qi
Buddhist art and the Japanese priest Mokuan Reien: The Middle Kingdom and Mu Qi Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo...
Art of Japan and Kume Keiichirō: Stability despite the change
Art of Japan and Kume Keiichirō: Stability despite the change Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The Japanese artist...
Contemporary Japanese artist and adorable landscape titled “Hakone in Natural Splendor”
Contemporary Japanese artist and adorable landscape titled “Hakone in Natural Splendor” Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The contemporary...
Sugawara Mitsushige and Buddhism: Bodhisattva Kannon and the Middle Kingdom
Sugawara Mitsushige and Buddhism: Bodhisattva Kannon and the Middle Kingdom Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The passing of...
Soga Shōhaku went against the grain in the eighteenth century: Art of the Muromachi Period
Soga Shōhaku went against the grain in the eighteenth century: Art of the Muromachi Period Lee Jay Walker Modern...
Kanzan Shimomura and art of Japan: The flows of Buddhist art, Kano, Rinpa, and the school of Tosa
Kanzan Shimomura and art of Japan: The flows of Buddhist art, Kano, Rinpa, and the school of Tosa Lee...
Art of Japan in a changing environment: Paris and Saburosuke Okada
Art of Japan in a changing environment: Paris and Saburosuke Okada Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Saburosuke Okada...
Sengai Gibon and Rinzai Buddhism: Artistic Outreach and Buddhist Contemplation
Sengai Gibon and Rinzai Buddhism: Artistic Outreach and Buddhist Contemplation Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The inner-soul...
The reality of poverty for the Japanese artist Eisen and his independent nature
The reality of poverty for the Japanese artist Eisen and his independent nature Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times...
Power dynamics of art and the Tosa School: Richness of culture and Buddhism
Power dynamics of art and the Tosa School: Richness of culture and Buddhism Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times...
Art of Japan and Kiyoo: Social and political convulsions but artistic continuity
Art of Japan and Kiyoo: Social and political convulsions but artistic continuity Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The...
Japanese art and the stunning artistic beauty of Totoya Hokkei (1780-1850)
Japanese art and the stunning artistic beauty of Totoya Hokkei (1780-1850) Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Totoya Hokkei...
Japanese art and the exile of a holy Buddhist priest
Japanese art and the exile of a holy Buddhist priest Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Nichiren (1222-1282) was...
Art of Japan and the remaining shadow of Shintoism
Art of Japan and the remaining shadow of Shintoism Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Buddhist temples from various...
Art of Japan and the Bridge in the Rain: Van Gogh and Hiroshige
Art of Japan and the Bridge in the Rain: Van Gogh and Hiroshige Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times...
Art of Japan and changing times: Yokohama-e and Western encroachment
Art of Japan and changing times: Yokohama-e and Western encroachment Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Utagawa Sadahide (Gountei...
Art of Japan and Nichiren Buddhism in the soul of Rinpa art
Art of Japan and Nichiren Buddhism in the soul of Rinpa art Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Japanese...
Japanese Buddhist poetry of the fourteenth century: Jakushitsu Genkō (1290-1367)
Japanese Buddhist poetry of the fourteenth century: Jakushitsu Genkō (1290-1367) Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Jakushitsu Genkō (1290-1367)...
Poetry of Japan and Arakida Moritake (1473-1549): The natural flow of Shintoism
The poetry of Japan and Arakida Moritake (1473-1549): The natural flow of Shintoism Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times...
Poet Saigyō (1118-1190) and Japanese Buddhism: the Light of the Buddha and Shintoism
Poet Saigyō (1118-1190) and Japanese Buddhism: the Light of the Buddha and Shintoism Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times...
Japan artist illuminates a classic Dutch art piece by Hendrick Avercamp
Japanese artist illuminates a classic Dutch art piece by Hendrick Avercamp Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The contemporary Japanese...
Japanese artist touch to Esaias van de Velde: Light of Japan on Dutch art of yesteryear
Japanese artist touch to Esaias van de Velde: Light of Japan on Dutch art of yesteryear Lee Jay Walker...
Katsukawa Shunshō (1726-1793) and art of Japan
Katsukawa Shunshō (1726-1793) and art of Japan Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The Japanese artist called Katsukawa Shunshō...
Japanese art and Takeshiro Kanokogi: Influence of Jean-Paul Laurens and Emile-Rene Menard
Japanese art and Takeshiro Kanokogi: Influence of Jean-Paul Laurens and Emile-Rene Menard Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The...
Art of Japan and Matsumura Goshun: Impact of high culture, Yosa Buson, and the shadow of death
Art of Japan and Matsumura Goshun: Impact of high culture, Yosa Buson, and the shadow of death Lee Jay...
Japan poetry and Tendai Buddhism: The historian and poetic Buddhist monk Jien (1155-1225)
Japan poetry and Tendai Buddhism: The historian and poetic Buddhist monk Jien (1155-1225) Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times...
Japanese Art and Ito Shinsui: the stunning art of his early golden period
Japanese Art and Ito Shinsui: the stunning art of his early golden period Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times...
Art and culture flourished under the Japanese warlord Oda Nobunaga in the 16th century
Art and culture flourished under the Japanese warlord Oda Nobunaga in the 16th century Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo...
Narashige Koide and art of Japan: Intriguing artist
Narashige Koide and art of Japan: Intriguing artist Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Yoga (Western-style) portraiture art and...
Yokoyama Taikan and art of Japan: Creativity and the sentiments of the time
Yokoyama Taikan and art of Japan: Creativity and the sentiments of the time Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times...
Adorable landscapes by Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Adorable landscapes by Utagawa Kuniyoshi Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Utagawa Kuniyoshi is among the crème de la...
Mountains of Japan in art: Spirituality of Buddhism and Shintoism in a natural landscape
Mountains of Japan in art: Spirituality of Buddhism and Shintoism in a natural landscape Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo...