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 Art and Kawabata Gyokusho
Japanese Art and Kawabata Gyokusho Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Kawabata Gyokusho (1842–1913) was born beneath the fading lantern glow of the late Edo period and departed this world…
Japanese Art and Nature by Kobayashi Kokei
Japanese Art and Nature by Kobayashi Kokei Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The Japanese painter Kobayashi Kokei (1883–1957) was born amid the snow-laden landscapes of Niigata Prefecture, where long…
Japanese Art and Impact of Chinese Culture (Hashimoto Kansetsu)
Japanese Art and Impact of Chinese Culture (Hashimoto Kansetsu) Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The Japanese artist Hashimoto Kansetsu (1883–1945) possessed a profound admiration for the countless cultural and…
Japanese Art and Deer
Japanese Art and Deer Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Maekawa Senpan (1888–1960) initially studied oil painting under the renowned Asai Chū and other respected instructors at the Kansai Art…
Contemporary Japanese Artist (Transcendental Skyline and Buddhism)
Contemporary Japanese Artist (Transcendental Skyline and Buddhism) Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Sawako Utsumi is a contemporary Japanese artist who frequently pays homage to both Japanese and European masters.…
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…
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…