Japanese Painting: East Japan Art Gallery (Color Collection Edition)

Author: Ye Weiqiu (Compiler)
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: From this book, we can see the line drawings of earthenware and bronze gongs from the primitive era, as well as the decorative murals of the Kofun period, and trace the origins of Japanese painting. We can also discover the study of Chinese Buddhist paintings, which led to the local "deities descending" after the fusion of Buddhism and Shintoism, giving rise to the Japanese-style "deities descending" paintings. Additionally, we can see the study of Chinese Kang painting develop into the purely indigenous Yamato-e, where byōbu (folding screens) and emakimono (scroll paintings) became unique forms of Japanese folk art. Japanese ink painting, undoubtedly deeply influenced by Chinese Song and Yuan dynasty ink paintings, yet differing in aesthetic tastes, created a unique Japanese ink painting style that embodies Zen-like subtleties, blending the artistic spirit of Japanese emptiness and tranquility to pursue a serene 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 Western paintings of the modern era evolved into modern Japanese painting, creating a coexistence of both traditions.