Japan Art and Winter: Landsacpes and Buddhism
Japan Art and Winter: Landscapes and Buddhism Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Tsuchiya Kōitsu was born during the early Meiji Period and died in 1949. Accordingly, his life and…
Japan Art and Edo Period to early Taisho Period
Japan Art and Edo Period to early Taisho Period Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Watanabe Shikō (1683–1755) created delightful art throughout his lifetime, drawing deeply from the artistic and…
Japan Art: Kobayashi Kokei (1883–1957) and Okuyama Gihachiro (1907–1981)
Japan Art: Kobayashi Kokei (1883–1957) and Okuyama Gihachiro (1907–1981) Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The Japanese artist Kobayashi Kokei (1883–1957) was born in Niigata Prefecture, a region renowned for…
Japanese Art and High Culture (Edo to Meiji Born Artists)
Japanese Art and High Culture (Edo to Meiji Born Artists) Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Kanzan Shimomura (1873–1930) stands as one of Wakayama’s distinguished artistic sons, a painter whose…