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Hiroshige Posted by Ginny on Jul 13, 2011
The ‘Meisho Edo Hyakkei’ or ‘One Hundred Views of Edo” (名所江戸百景) is a collection of ink print drawings that were done by Utagawa Hiroshige (歌川広重). Some of Hiroshige’s prints are internationally well known. For instance, the ‘Kameido Umeyashiki’ (亀戸梅屋舗) or ‘Plum Park in Kameido was copied by Vincent van Gogh. That meant that a European artist…
Japanese Paintings Posted by Ginny on May 23, 2011
So much can be written about Japanese paintings. There are so many styles and influences that a single museum would be hard pressed to display all the different styles of Japanese paintings. No matter what era or period you come from, the awe of Japanese paintings never goes away! Tani Bunchō (谷文晁) was from a…
Japanese Paintings Posted by Ginny on Nov 25, 2010
Japanese paintings that were produced before WWI were varied and created by some of Japan’s famous painters. To see just how great these paintings are, let’s take a look at a few of these paintings. Sesshū Tōyō (雪舟等楊) is considered one of the greatest Japanese artists of all time. One of his most well known…