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The ideas expressed in these three bits of criticism embody the æsthetic point of view of the whole Japanese nation, and, when rightly interpreted, supply us with a clue to a sympathetic ...
A Japanese-style garden can add grace, beauty, and elegance to your yard. Get inspired with these gorgeous ideas, plants, ...
A new exhibition at the British Museum features over 150 works of Japanese erotica. What do they reveal about the country’s attitudes to sex – and our own?
Evolution of Japanese art: from modern to contemporary art The creative explosion of Japanese art in the 20th century happened against a backdrop of a nation throwing off the cloak of isolation ...
Firm says it can turn your innermost thoughts and emotions into saleable creations; people in Japan keen to ‘monetise the ...
Her background in Japanese painting, which does not employ gradation, led to her stark black and white photographic style.
Chiura Obata papers, circa 1891-2000. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution. Collection Rights The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, ...
A Japanese painting on view at the New Orleans Museum of Art depicts a small family sitting by a flowing river, the remains of their summer supper on a tray nearby.
Though its ideas came under criticism even before Okakura's death, former original member Taikan Yokoyama brought the group back together only a year after it disbanded.
A blurry Japanese art style forms the basis of a Hong Kong art show in which Asian artists reflect on the impermanence of ‘home’ and challenges adapting to life away from one’s birthplace.