{"id":20975,"date":"2018-09-11T12:38:28","date_gmt":"2018-09-11T11:38:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/?p=20975"},"modified":"2024-08-22T11:32:52","modified_gmt":"2024-08-22T10:32:52","slug":"guide-traditional-japanese-art","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/2018\/09\/11\/guide-traditional-japanese-art\/","title":{"rendered":"Guide to traditional Japanese art"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Like this post? Help us by sharing it!<\/h4><ul class=\"wpfai-list\"><li class=\"wpfai-list-item facebook\">\r\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.insidejapantours.com%2Fblog%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F20975&amp;t=\" title=\"Facebook\" class=\"wpfai-facebook wpfai-link wpfainw\">\r\n        <span class=\"fa-stack fa-lg\">\r\n          <i class=\"fa fa-square fa-stack-2x\"><\/i>\r\n          <i class=\"fa fa-facebook fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i>\r\n        <\/span>\r\n      <\/a>\r\n    <\/li><li class=\"wpfai-list-item twitter\">\r\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share?text=&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.insidejapantours.com%2Fblog%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F20975\" title=\"Twitter\" class=\"wpfai-twitter wpfai-link wpfainw\">\r\n        <span class=\"fa-stack fa-lg\">\r\n          <i class=\"fa fa-square fa-stack-2x\"><\/i>\r\n          <i class=\"fa fa-twitter fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i>\r\n        <\/span>\r\n      <\/a>\r\n    <\/li><li class=\"wpfai-list-item pinterest\">\r\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.insidejapantours.com%2Fblog%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F20975&amp;description=&amp;media=\" title=\"Pinterest\" class=\"wpfai-pinterest wpfai-link wpfainw\">\r\n        <span class=\"fa-stack fa-lg\">\r\n          <i class=\"fa fa-square fa-stack-2x\"><\/i>\r\n          <i class=\"fa fa-pinterest fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i>\r\n        <\/span>\r\n      <\/a>\r\n    <\/li><li class=\"wpfai-list-item linkedin\">\r\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/linkedin.com\/shareArticle?mini=true&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.insidejapantours.com%2Fblog%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F20975&amp;title=\" title=\"Linked In\" class=\"wpfai-linkedin wpfai-link wpfainw\">\r\n        <span class=\"fa-stack fa-lg\">\r\n          <i class=\"fa fa-square fa-stack-2x\"><\/i>\r\n          <i class=\"fa fa-linkedin fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i>\r\n        <\/span>\r\n      <\/a>\r\n    <\/li><li class=\"wpfai-list-item envelope\">\r\n      <a href=\"mailto:?subject=&amp;body=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.insidejapantours.com%2Fblog%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F20975%20-%20\" title=\"E-Mail\" class=\"wpfai-envelope wpfai-link wpfainw\">\r\n        <span class=\"fa-stack fa-lg\">\r\n          <i class=\"fa fa-square fa-stack-2x\"><\/i>\r\n          <i class=\"fa fa-envelope fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i>\r\n        <\/span>\r\n      <\/a>\r\n    <\/li><li class=\"wpfai-list-item stumbleupon\">\r\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stumbleupon.com\/submit?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.insidejapantours.com%2Fblog%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F20975\" title=\"Stumble Upon\" class=\"wpfai-stumbleupon wpfai-link wpfainw\">\r\n        <span class=\"fa-stack fa-lg\">\r\n          <i class=\"fa fa-square fa-stack-2x\"><\/i>\r\n          <i class=\"fa fa-stumbleupon fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i>\r\n        <\/span>\r\n      <\/a>\r\n    <\/li><li class=\"wpfai-list-item reddit\">\r\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/www.reddit.com\/submit?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.insidejapantours.com%2Fblog%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F20975\" title=\"Reddit\" class=\"wpfai-reddit wpfai-link wpfainw\">\r\n        <span class=\"fa-stack fa-lg\">\r\n          <i class=\"fa fa-square fa-stack-2x\"><\/i>\r\n          <i class=\"fa fa-reddit fa-stack-1x fa-inverse\"><\/i>\r\n        <\/span>\r\n      <\/a>\r\n    <\/li><\/ul><p>Japanese art is one of the world\u2019s greatest treasures. From unique styles of ink painting and calligraphy, through innovative ceramics and magnificent woodblock prints, the contributions of Japanese artists are unmatched.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>In this two-part series we at <a href=\"https:\/\/japanobjects.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Japan Objects<\/a> will introduce you to some of the stories behind Japanese art and how it came to be. In this article we will look at traditional art forms. You will learn why nature has always been central to the Japanese way of life, and how the Edo era produced some of the most exquisite paintings of beautiful women.<\/p>\n<h2>The Origins of Japanese Art<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20983\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20983\" style=\"width: 282px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20983\" src=\"https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Hokusai.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"282\" height=\"189\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20983\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Great Wave off Kanagawa, Woodblock Print by Katsushika Hokusai<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Great Wave off Kanagawa by Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) is undoubtedly one of the most famous works of Japanese art. It is no coincidence that the theme of this much-loved woodblock print is the formidable power of nature, and that it contains the majestic Mount Fuji.<\/p>\n<p>Nature, and specifically mountains, have been a favourite subject of Japanese art since its earliest days. Before Buddhism was introduced from China in the 6th century, Shinto was the exclusive faith of the Japanese people. At its core, Shinto is the reverence for the <em>kami<\/em>, or deities, who are believed to reside in natural features, such as trees, rivers, rocks, and mountains.<\/p>\n<p>In Japan, nature is not a secular subject. An image of a natural scene is not just a landscape, but rather a portrait of the sacred world, and the <em>kami<\/em> who live within it.<\/p>\n<p>This veneration for the natural world took on many layers of new meaning with the introduction of Chinese styles of art \u2013 along with many other aspects of Chinese culture \u2013 throughout the first millennium.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20989\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20989\" style=\"width: 343px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20989\" src=\"https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Senzui-Byobu-Landscape-Screen-12th-century-Kyoto-National-Museum.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"343\" height=\"189\" srcset=\"https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Senzui-Byobu-Landscape-Screen-12th-century-Kyoto-National-Museum.jpg 343w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Senzui-Byobu-Landscape-Screen-12th-century-Kyoto-National-Museum-300x165.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 343px) 100vw, 343px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20989\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Senzui Byobu, Landscape Screen, 12th century, Kyoto National Museum<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This meticulous Heian era (794-1185) painting is the oldest surviving Japanese silk screen, an art form itself developed from Chinese predecessors. The style is recognisably Chinese, but the landscape itself is Japanese. After all, the artist would probably never have been to China himself.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20986\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20986\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20986\" src=\"https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Painting-of-a-Cypress-by-Kano-Eitoku-16th-Century-Tokyo-National-Museum.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"368\" srcset=\"https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Painting-of-a-Cypress-by-Kano-Eitoku-16th-Century-Tokyo-National-Museum.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Painting-of-a-Cypress-by-Kano-Eitoku-16th-Century-Tokyo-National-Museum-300x110.jpg 300w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Painting-of-a-Cypress-by-Kano-Eitoku-16th-Century-Tokyo-National-Museum-768x283.jpg 768w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Painting-of-a-Cypress-by-Kano-Eitoku-16th-Century-Tokyo-National-Museum-564x208.jpg 564w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Painting-of-a-Cypress-by-Kano-Eitoku-16th-Century-Tokyo-National-Museum-900x331.jpg 900w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Painting-of-a-Cypress-by-Kano-Eitoku-16th-Century-Tokyo-National-Museum-720x265.jpg 720w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Painting-of-a-Cypress-by-Kano-Eitoku-16th-Century-Tokyo-National-Museum-390x144.jpg 390w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Painting-of-a-Cypress-by-Kano-Eitoku-16th-Century-Tokyo-National-Museum-780x287.jpg 780w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Painting-of-a-Cypress-by-Kano-Eitoku-16th-Century-Tokyo-National-Museum-510x188.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20986\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Painting of a Cypress by Kano Eitoku, 16th Century, Tokyo National Museum<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The creation of an independent Japanese style of art, known as <em>yamato-e<\/em> (Japanese pictures), began in this way: the gradual replacement of Chinese natural motifs with more common homegrown varieties. Japanese long-tail birds were often substituted for the ubiquitous Chinese phoenix, for example, while local trees and flowers took the place of unfamiliar foreign species.<\/p>\n<p>As direct links with China dissipated during the Heian period, <em>yamato-e<\/em> became an increasingly deliberate statement about the supremacy of Japanese culture. Zen, another Chinese import, was developing into a rigorous philosophical system, which began to make its mark on all forms of Japanese art.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20993\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20993\" style=\"width: 320px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20993\" src=\"https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/View-of-Ama-no-Hashidate-Ink-Painting-by-Sesshu-Toyo-1501-Kyoto-National-Museum.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"189\" srcset=\"https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/View-of-Ama-no-Hashidate-Ink-Painting-by-Sesshu-Toyo-1501-Kyoto-National-Museum.jpg 320w, https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/View-of-Ama-no-Hashidate-Ink-Painting-by-Sesshu-Toyo-1501-Kyoto-National-Museum-300x177.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20993\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>View of Ama no Hashidate, Ink Painting by Sesshu Toyo, 1501, Kyoto National Museum<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Zen monks particularly\u00a0took to ink painting with <em>sumi-e<\/em>\u00a0reflecting the simplicity and importance of empty space central to both art and religion. One of the greatest masters of the form, Sesshu Toyo (1420-1506), demonstrates the innovation of Japanese art in <em>View of Ama no Hashidate<\/em>, by painting a bird\u2019s eye view of Japan\u2019s spectacular coastal landscape.<\/p>\n<h2>Tea Ceremony<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20977\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20977\" style=\"width: 304px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20977\" src=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/\u00a9-Honolulu-Museum-of-Art-Tea-Ceremony-Utensils.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"304\" height=\"189\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/\u00a9-Honolulu-Museum-of-Art-Tea-Ceremony-Utensils.jpg 304w, https:\/\/www.insidejapantours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/\u00a9-Honolulu-Museum-of-Art-Tea-Ceremony-Utensils-300x187.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 304px) 100vw, 304px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20977\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>\u00a9 Honolulu Museum of Art, Tea Ceremony Utensils<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The evolution of the tea ceremony had a profound influence on Japanese art and craft. Well-to-do families had long used social occasions to show off their most sumptuous Chinese tea implements, but this began to change in the 16th century, when aesthetes began to move towards a simpler style.<\/p>\n<p>The popularity of humbly decorated, unpolished, and (most significantly) Japanese tea implements transformed from a trend into a permanent fixture of the Japanese design landscape, through the endorsement of ascendant military leader Toyotomi Hideyoshi and his tea master Sen Rikyu (1522-1591).<\/p>\n<p>The style of craft Rikyu favoured has come to be known as <em>wabi-sabi<\/em>. The zen-derived concept, while difficult to translate, refers to a philosophy of imperfection and impermanence. It can be seen in the preference for understated earth tones over glittering painted colours for example, and the irregular shapes of hand-moulded ceramics over the perfection of wheel-thrown pots.<\/p>\n<h2>Ukiyo-e Prints<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20992\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20992\" style=\"width: 264px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20992\" src=\"https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Three-Famous-Beauties-Woodblock-Print-by-Kitagawa-Utamaro.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"264\" height=\"189\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20992\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Three Famous Beauties, Woodblock Print by Kitagawa Utamaro<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Edo era (1615-1868) enjoyed a long period of extraordinary stability. Edo society was booming and cities expanded on an unprecedented level. Social classes were strictly enforced. At the top there was the samurai serving the Tokugawa government, then the farmers and the artisans, and finally at the bottom of the rank were the merchants.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20981\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20981\" style=\"width: 265px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20981\" src=\"https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Fujieda-Kicho-of-the-Owariya-Woodblock-Print-by-Keisai-Eisen-1821-23-Museum-of-Fine-Arts-Boston.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"265\" height=\"189\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20981\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Fujieda: Kich\u014d of the Owariya, Woodblock Print by Keisai Eisen, 1821-23, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>However, it was often the merchants who benefited the most economically due to their role as distributors and service providers. With new prosperity, goods of all kinds flourished. In particular woodblock prints, <em>ukiyo-e<\/em>, reached their apex in popularity and sophistication.<\/p>\n<p>Ukiyo-e literally means &#8216;pictures of the floating world&#8217;. In its Edo context, these stunning woodblock prints highlight the cultivated urban lifestyle, fashion and the beauty of ephemeral.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20987\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20987\" style=\"width: 264px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20987\" src=\"https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Scene-of-the-Temporary-Quarters-of-the-New-Yoshiwara-Woodblock-Print-by-Utagawa-Kunisada-1830.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"264\" height=\"189\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20987\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Scene of the Temporary Quarters of the New Yoshiwara, Woodblock Print by Utagawa Kunisada, 1830<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>One of the most important purposes of <em>ukiyo-e<\/em> was to reflect the stylish lifestyles of the Edo urbanites. Merchants were confined to their social status by law and as a result, those with means spent their time in pursuit of pleasure and luxury, such as could be found at the Yoshiwara brothel.<\/p>\n<p>Yoshiwara was a well-known social club that was more than just a brothel; it was a cultural hub for the rich and connected men of the Edo era.<\/p>\n<p>The courtesans of Yoshiwara are stunningly portrayed in ukiyo-e prints; their lavish kimono, hairstyles and make-up painstakingly brought to life. They were the stars of the Edo period, and through these relatively cheap and widely distributed prints their every move was followed religiously by the townspeople in their normal lives.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20978\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20978\" style=\"width: 246px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20978\" src=\"https:\/\/insidejapan.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Actor-and-Cherry-Tree-Woodblock-Print-by-Tsukioka-Yoshitoshi-1891.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"246\" height=\"189\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20978\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Actor and Cherry Tree, Woodblock Print by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1891<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Kabuki theater was another popular ukiyo-e subject with <em>yakusha-e<\/em> (actor prints). Images of top-billing actors were frequently reproduced, with prints capturing theatrical scenes with astonishing artistry and detail.<\/p>\n<p><em>Ukiyo-e<\/em> prints have been hugely influential. You can see their impact in the paintings of European artist like Monet and Degas, but also in works of modern Japanese artists. 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