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Gibbons_Muromachi period (1392–1573) Gibbons, Muromachi period (1392–1573) Sesson Shukei (Japanese, 1504–1589?) Japan Pair of six-panel screens; ink on paper Detail 1 Amidst a rocky landscape, eleven furry gibbons gambol about, sit in contemplation, and point toward the moon's reflection. Symbols of the underlying unity of all living creatures, gibbons have long been a popular theme for Z..

The Japanese Sword and the Japanese Aesthetic http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8BW86UrO1k Oichi no Kata, Wife of Asai Nagamasa Momoyama period, 16th century Hanging scroll; ink and colors on silk; 37 3/4 x 16 1/8 in. (96 x 40.9 cm) Jimyoin Temple, Wakayama Prefecture Important Cultural Property Learn more about the exhibition Art of the Samurai: Japanese Arms and Armor, 1156—1868, on view at t..

Okakura Kakuzō (Okakura Tenshin; 1862~1913) Okakura Kakuzō (岡倉覚三, February 14, 1862 – September 2, 1913; also known as 岡倉 天心 Okakura Tenshin) was a Japanese scholar who contributed to the development of arts in Japan. Outside Japan, he is chiefly remembered today as the author of The Book of Tea. Born in Yokohama to parents originally from Fukui, he attended Tokyo Imperial..

Art of the Samurai An Introduction http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2teJm9ywk3I Honda Tadakatsu Edo period, 17th century Hanging scroll; ink and colors on silk; 48 7/8 x 25 1/4 in. (124 x 64 cm) Private collection Important Cultural Property This is the first comprehensive exhibition devoted to the arts of the samurai. Arms and armor is the principal focus, bringing together the finest examples o..

Heisei Period Tokyo skyline Heisei (平成?) is the current era name in Japan. The Heisei era started on January 8, 1989, the first day after the death of the reigning Emperor, Hirohito. His son, Akihito, succeeded to the throne. In accordance with Japanese customs, Hirohito was posthumously renamed "Emperor Shōwa" on January 31, just as were Mutsuhito (Emperor Meiji) and Yoshihito (Emperor T..

Showa Art Sanzo Wada, South Wind (1907) Tsuguharu Foujita, portrait, Ink and watercolor on paper Ogura Yuki, Bathing Women, 1938, Tokyo Museum of Modern Art Japanese painting in the early Shōwa period was largely dominated by Yasui Sotaro and Umehara Ryuzaburo, who introduced the concepts of pure art and abstract painting to the Nihonga tradition, and thus created a more interpretative versio..

Shōwa period The young Hirohito in his coronation robes 1928 Yasui Sōtarō, Chin jung, 1934, Oil on Canvas, 96.5 cm × 74.5 cm (38.0 in × 29.3 in), Tokyo National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo The Shōwa period (昭和時代, Shōwa jidai?, literally "period of enlightened peace"), or Shōwa era, is the period of Japanese history corresponding to the reign of Emperor Shōwa (Hirohito)..

Taisho Art Landscape by Kishida Ryusei The Taishō period saw the predominance of Yōga over Nihonga. After long stays in Europe, many artists (including Arishima Ikuma) returned to Japan during the Taishō period, bringing with them the techniques of impressionism and early post-impressionism. The works of Camille Pissarro, Paul Cezanne and Pierre Auguste Renoir influenced early Taishō pe..

Taisho Period Taisho Emperor Japanese Boy Scouts being trained with rifles. The Taishō period (大正時代, Taishō jidai?, "period of great righteousness"), or Taishō era, is a period in the history of Japan dating from July 30, 1912 to December 25, 1926, coinciding with the reign of the Taishō Emperor. The health of the new emperor was weak, which prompted the shift in political power..

Meiji Art Toyohara Chikanobu: Excursion to View the Cherry Blossoms, (1887) Toyohara Chikanobu: A Mirror of Japanese Nobility (1887) In the years after 1867, when Emperor Meiji ascended the throne, Japan was once again invaded by new and alien forms of culture. The introduction of Western cultural values led to a dichotomy in Japanese art, as well as in nearly every other aspect of culture, bet..