Japanese Art and Kawabata Gyokusho
Japanese Art and Kawabata Gyokusho Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Kawabata Gyokusho (1842–1913) was born beneath the waning...
Category: Japan culture
Japanese Art and Judaism: Tokuriki Tomikichiro and Genesis
Japanese Art and Judaism: Tokuriki Tomikichiro and Genesis Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The Kyoto-born master Tomikichiro Tokuriki (1902–1999) was...
Japanese Novelist and Takuboku Ishikawa (1886-1912): Influence of Pyotr Kropotkin
Japanese Novelist and Takuboku Ishikawa (1886-1912): Influence of Pyotr Kropotkin Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The Japanese poet Takuboku Ishikawa lived briefly,...
Japanese Art: Winter and the Buddhist Monk
Japanese Art: Winter and the Buddhist Monk Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The Japanese artist Takahashi Shōtei (Hiroaki) stands as...
Japanese Art and the Joy of Fireflies
Japanese Art and the Joy of Fireflies Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The three Japanese prints presented here...
Japanese Art and Andō Hiroshige – Tōkaidō Road
Japanese Art and Andō Hiroshige – Tōkaidō Road Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The Japanese master Andō Hiroshige...
Japanese Art: Buddhism and Nature
Japanese Art: Buddhism and Nature Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Ōtagaki Rengetsu (1791–1875) moved through her age like...
Japanese Novelist and Futabatei Shimei (1864-1909): Enthralled by Russia
Japanese Novelist and Futabatei Shimei (1864-1909): Enthralled by Russia Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The Japanese novelist Futabatei...
Japanese Art and Beauty of Simplicity
Japanese Art and Beauty of Simplicity Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Tokuoka Shinsen (1896–1972) emerged from the poetic...
Japanese Art and Takahashi Shōtei: World in Blue
Japanese Art and Takahashi Shōtei: World in Blue Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The artist Takahashi Shōtei, also...
Japanese Novelist and Communist Martyr: Takiji Kobayashi (1903-1933)
Japanese Novelist and Communist Martyr: Takiji Kobayashi (1903-1933) Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The Japanese novelist Takiji Kobayashi...
Japanese Art and Spiritual Deer
Japanese Art and Spiritual Deer Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Sawako Utsumi, a contemporary artist from northern Japan,...
Japanese Novelist and Doppo Kunikida (1871-1908) – Meiji Period
Japanese Novelist and Doppo Kunikida (1871-1908) – Meiji Period Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Doppo Kunikida, the Japanese...
Japanese Art and Ito Yuhan: Buddhist Pagodas
Japanese Art and Ito Yuhan: Buddhist Pagodas Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Ito Yuhan (1882–1951) emerged in the...
Japanese Art and Suzuki Shônen
Japanese Art and Suzuki Shônen Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Suzuki Shônen, born in the fading light of...
Japanese Novelist and Ashihei Hino: A Life of Political Extremes
Japanese Novelist and Ashihei Hino: A Life of Political Extremes Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The Japanese novelist...
Japanese Art and Kyoto
Japanese Art and Kyoto Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Kubota Beisen was born in the refined cultural tapestry...
Japanese Art and Nishimura Goun (Nature)
Japanese Art and Nishimura Goun (Nature) Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The Japanese artist Nishimura Goun (1877–1938) was born during...
Japanese Novelist and Miyamoto Yuriko: Communist, Feminist, and Torture
Japanese Novelist and Miyamoto Yuriko: Communist, Feminist, and Torture Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The Japanese novelist and...
Japanese Art and Nature
Japanese Art and Nature Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Matsubayashi Keigetsu (1876–1963) stands as a serene guardian of...
Japanese Art and Kunisada (1786–1865)
Japanese Art and Kunisada (1786–1865) Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The woodblock visions of Hokusai, Hiroshige, Utamaro, and...
Japanese Art and Yoshu Chikanobu (Toyohara Chikanobu)
Japanese Art and Yoshu Chikanobu (Toyohara Chikanobu) Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The Japanese master Yoshu Chikanobu (Toyohara Chikanobu) lived through...
Japanese Art and Edo to Contemporary
Japanese Art and Edo to Contemporary Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The artist Kishi Chikudo (1826–1897) began his artistic journey...
Japanese Art and Watanabe Shikō
Japanese Art and Watanabe Shikō Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The Japanese artist Watanabe Shikō (1683-1755) was born with a...
Japan novelist and Ichiyō Higuchi (1872-1896): Blighted by Sorrow
Japan novelist and Ichiyō Higuchi (1872-1896): Blighted by Sorrow Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The Japanese novelist Ichiyō Higuchi...
Japanese Art and Tokuoka Shinsen
Japanese Art and Tokuoka Shinsen Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Tokuoka Shinsen (1896–1972) emerged from the poetic outskirts...
Japanese Art and Buddhism, Culture, and Nature
Japanese Art and Buddhism, Culture, and Nature Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The esteemed Japanese artist Yamamoto Baiitsu (1783–1856) was...
Japan Novelist and Natsume Soseki: Influence of Masaoka Shiki
Japan Novelist and Natsume Soseki: Influence of Masaoka Shiki Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The celebrated Japanese novelist Natsume...
Japanese Art (Tradition to Modernity)
Japanese Art (Tradition to Modernity) Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Hishida Shunsō (art above) was born amid the...
Japanese Art and the Flow of Faith (Buddhism and Shintoism)
Japanese Art and the Flow of Faith (Buddhism and Shintoism) Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The Japanese artist Uehara...
Japanese Art and Flow of Time
Japanese Art and Flow of Time Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Inagaki Toshijiro (1902–1963) was born in Kyoto, a...
Japanese Art and the Spirit of Deer and Shinto Village (Invisible Kami)
Japanese Art and the Spirit of Deer and Shinto Village (Invisible Kami) Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Sawako...
Japanese Art and Rinpa
Japanese Art and Rinpa Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Suzuki Kiitsu (1796–1858) created a wealth of breathtaking works...
Japanese Art and Rinpa: Kamisaka Sekka
Japanese Art and Rinpa: Kamisaka Sekka Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Kamisaka Sekka (1866–1942) illuminated the Japanese art...
Japanese Art from Ukiyo-e to Contemporary
Japanese Art from Ukiyo-e to Contemporary Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Ito Shinsui (1898–1972) stands as a luminous...
Japanese Art from Edo to Contemporary
Japanese Art from Edo to Contemporary Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Yōshū Chikanobu (Chikanobu Toyohara), a visionary of...