Japanese painting

Author: Ye Weiqiu
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: From this book, we can see the line drawings of earthenware pots and bronze gongs from the primitive era, as well as the decorative murals from the Kofun period, and trace the origins of Japanese painting. We can also discover the study of Chinese Buddhist paintings, which led to the fusion of Buddhism and Shintoism and the emergence of local "deities in human form" (), as well as the development of Japanese-style "deities in human form" paintings. Additionally, we can see the study of Chinese Kang painting, which evolved into the purely indigenous Yamato-e, with sliding doors and screen paintings, as well as scrolls becoming unique forms of Japanese folk art. Japanese ink painting, undoubtedly deeply influenced by Chinese Song and Yuan dynasty ink painting, differs in aesthetic taste, creating a unique Japanese ink painting style that embodies the artistic spirit of emptiness and stillness, pursuing a tranquil beauty. After introducing Western woodblock printing, it opened up a new realm of purely Japanese woodblock prints, giving rise to Ukiyo-e. After the Meiji Restoration, the popular modern Western painting evolved into modern Japanese painting, forming a coexistence of both.