Japan Art and Landscapes
Japan Art and Landscapes Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The Meiji Restoration of 1868 triggered widespread social upheaval,...
Category: Japan culture
Japan Art via the Prism of Black and White
Japan Art via the Prism of Black and White Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Okuyama Gihachiro (1907–1981) created...
Japan Art Throughout the Generations
Japan Art Throughout the Generations Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The acclaimed artist Nakamura Hōchū was born in...
Japan Art and Culture
Japan Art and Culture Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Kubota Beisen (1852–1906) came of age during the social...
Japan Art and Buddhism Throughout the Ages
Japan Art and Buddhism Throughout the Ages Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The Nara Period marks the cradle...
Japan Art and Nightfall
Japan Art and Nightfall Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Takahashi Shōtei (Hiroaki) was a master of woodblock prints,...
Japan Art and Homage to L.S. Lowry: Illuminated to Symbol Hope
Japan Art and Homage to L.S. Lowry: Illuminated to Symbol Hope Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Sawako Utsumi...
Japan Art and Stillness of the Night
Japan Art and Stillness of the Night Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Contemporary artist Sawako Utsumi pays tribute...
Jizō and the Buddhist Half-Open Door
Jizō and the Buddhist Half-Open Door Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Henjō (816-890) beautifully wrote: On his way...
Japan Art and Poetry: Four Winds of Buddhism and Deer
Japan Art and Poetry: Four Winds of Buddhism and Deer Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Sawako Utsumi is...
Contemporary Japanese Art and Transcendental Skyline
Contemporary Japanese Art and Transcendental Skyline Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Sawako Utsumi is a contemporary Japanese artist...
Japan Art and Hishida Shunsō: The Fading Path
Japan Art and Hishida Shunsō: The Fading Path Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The highly acclaimed Hishida Shunsō...
Japan Art: Shinto and the Shadow of the Past Illuminated
Japan Art: Shinto and the Shadow of the Past Illuminated Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Sawako Utsumi is...
Japan Art and Nagasawa Rosetsu: The Middle Kingdom (China)
Japan Art and Nagasawa Rosetsu: The Middle Kingdom (China) Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The artist Nagasawa Rosetsu...
Japan Art for All Seasons
Japan Art for All Seasons Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Hishida Shunsō (1874-1911) was an artist to treasure during the...
Japan Art and Warlords
Japan Art and Warlords Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Utagawa Toyonobu was born in 1859 during the late...
Japan Art and Birds: A Mirage
Japan Art and Birds: A Mirage Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Kanako Mita is a contemporary artist from...
Japan Art: Maruyama Ōkyo
Japan Art: Maruyama Ōkyo Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Maruyama Ōkyo (1733-1795) was very creative concerning the medium...
Japan Art and a World of Black and White
Japan Art and a World of Black and White Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Okuyama Gihachiro (1907-1981) created a...
Japan Art, Poetry, and Death: Buddhism and Acceptance
Japan Art, Poetry, and Death: Buddhism and Acceptance Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Japanese ukiyo-e prints also covered the...
Japan Art and Mount Fuji: Delightful Mix
Japan Art and Mount Fuji: Delightful Mix Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The above art of Mount Fuji...
Japan Art and Yumeji Takehisa: Influence of Art Nouveau
Japan Art and Yumeji Takehisa: Influence of Art Nouveau Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Yumeji Takehisa (1884-1934) died...
Japan Art and Kyoto: Buddhism and Shinto
Japan Art and Kyoto: Buddhism and Shinto Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Inagaki Toshijiro (1902-1963) was born in Kyoto. He...
Japan Art and Yasui Sotaro: Eclectic Landscapes
Japan Art and Yasui Sotaro: Eclectic Landscapes Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The Japanese artist Yasui Sotaro (1888-1955)...
Japanese Art and Buddhism: Nichiren and Dogan Zenji
Japanese Art and Buddhism: Nichiren and Dogan Zenji Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Buddhism, Confucianism, Daoism (Taoism), and...
Japan Art and Hiratsuka Unichi: Shimane Prefecture
Japan Art and Hiratsuka Unichi: Shimane Prefecture Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Hiratsuka Unichi (Un’ichi) was born in 1895 and...
Japan Art and Tsuchiya Kōitsu
Japan Art and Tsuchiya Kōitsu Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The acclaimed artist Tsuchiya Kōitsu was born in...
Japan Art and Cherry Trees
Japan Art and Cherry Trees Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times All three art pieces focus on cherry trees....
Art of Japan and Yashima Gakutei
Art of Japan and Yashima Gakutei Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Yashima Gakutei (1786-1868) was a Japanese artist and poet....
Japan Art and Deer
Japan Art and Deer Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Kamisaka Sekka (1866-1942) lit up the rinpa (rinpa) art world. He did this by...
Rinpa Art and Japan: Sakai Hōitsu
Rinpa Art and Japan: Sakai Hōitsu Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The acclaimed artist Sakai Hōitsu (1761-1829) graced the Edo...
Japan Art and Kawase Hasui
Japan Art and Kawase Hasui Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Kawase Hasui (1883-1957) created stunning art throughout his life. He belongs...
Japan Art and Hokusai: Mount Fuji
Japan Art and Hokusai: Mount Fuji Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) is one of the most distinguished...
Japan Art and Buddhist Monks in Deep Winter: Tree of Life
Japan Art and Buddhist Monks in Deep Winter: Tree of Life Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times This stunning...
Japanese Buddhist Art and Jizo
Japanese Buddhist Art and Jizo Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Sawako Utsumi is a creative contemporary artist who...
Japan Art and Egrets: Crescent Moon and Winter
Japan Art and Egrets: Crescent Moon and Winter Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times All three art pieces focus...