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Exploring the art of nihonga – the traditional Japanese painting style being kept alive at Hong Kong’s Fringe Club STORY Lee Hill-choi Oct 25 , 2019 ...
I meet Sarah Waite in June, just days before she returns to the U.K. after five years in Japan. We talk about the exhibition she will have in London in October as part of the Japan Festival 2001 ...
“Nihonga art of Japan that has stark similarities with Indian miniature painting has been through several crises. The art form was threatened in 1945 after World War II left Japan in ruins.
'The Avant-Garde of Nihonga 1938-1949' at the National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto takes issue with nihonga (Japanese-style painting) of the period as a reaction to what has been passed down to ...
Nihonga, a style of drawing and painting considered unique to Japan, underwent a radical update in the early part of the twentieth century, with work by Ryobun Yamaoka, Takashi Yamazaki and Iri ...
The Yamatane Art Museum may be closed for the time being, but you can still enjoy some of its artworks from the comfort of your home. Aside from the beautiful Nihonga wallpapers and colouring ...
Takayama was trained in Japanese-style painting, known as Nihonga. By simplifying the forms of his subjects and using flat colors, he established an individualistic style, characterized by his ...
Forged “hanga” prints of works by renowned nihonga Japanese-style painters, including Ikuo Hirayama (1930-2009), have been hitting the market recently, a group of art dealers reported on Feb. 8.
The work of the Nihonga painter, Watanabe Shōtei, reflects the influence of the Parisian art scene he experienced in the late 1870s as one of the few Japanese artists living in Paris. We know his work ...
Nihonga, to me, is to “play with sand” — very beautiful, pulverised, valuable sand. I am often asked to do workshops on Nihonga, but I rarely can. People assume that Nihonga is about the materials and ...