Japan chapter 6

Ernest Fenolosa

American professor of philosophy and political economy at Toyko Imperial University he and former student Okakura Kakuzo joined with others in a movement that eventually led to the founding of an arts university dedicated to Japanese arts under Okakura direction. Goal Japanese painting was to make it viable in the modern age rather than preserve it as a relic.

Nihonga

Japanese painting, with corporate some western techniques such as chiaroscuro, perspective and bright hues in Japanese-style paintings as opposed to Yoga (western painting) For example Kutsugen a silk scroll by Yokoyama

Kano School

Muromachi painting style is represented Kano Motonobu was largely responsible for establishing the Kano style during the Muromachi Period enjoyed official governmental sponsorship during the edo period provided paintings to the tokugawa and their major vassals. Masters also served as the primary painting teachers

Suzuki Harunobu

admired and emulated 18th century designers played a key role in developing multicolored prints. Called Nishiki-e (brocade pictures0 because of their sumptuous and brilliant color, these prints employed only the highest quality paper and costly pigments sophistication is evident in Evening Bell at the clock.

Hamada Shoji Ceramics

attracting great attention worldwide

Oil Painting

became a major genre in japan in late 19th century during the meiji period one highlighting the cultural ferment of the early Meiji period is Oiran, the artist created it for a client nostalgic for vanishing elements of Japanese culture.

Hamada Shoji

ceramist produced this type of folk pottery known as mingei this kind of stoneware is coarser, darker and heavier than porcelain and lacks the latter's fine decoration with leach expanded international knowledge of Japanese ceramics, even now "Hamada Leach aesthetic" is part of potters education worldwide.

Honami Koetsu

earliest Rinpa masters heir of an important family in anceitn capital of Kyoto and a greatly admired calligrapher produced ceramics for the tea ceremony overseed the design of wooden objects with lacquer decoration.

The Rinpa school

earliest major alternative school to emerge in the Edo Period different in nature from Kano school attracted a variety of individuals as practitioners and champions works featured vivd color and extensive use of gold an silver and often incorporate decorative patterns roots to Tawaraya Sotatsu works incorporate literary themes the nobility favored.

Edo period end

edo and the shoguns ended in 1868 when rebellious samurai from provinces far removed from edo toppled the Tokugawa

Tea Ceremony

favorite exercise of cultivation and refinement in the Momyama period was the tea ceremony. most important practice in japan and came to carry various political and ideological implications

Yanagi Soetsu

formative figure in Japan's folk art movement philosopher promoted an ideal of beauty could be achieved only in functional objects made of natural materials by anonymous craftspeople

Shinto belief

in the generative forces in nature and in humankind;s position as part of the totality of nature holds great appeal for contemporary artist.

Sen no Rikyu

influential in determine the aesthetics of tea ceremony utensils mainted value and refinement lay in character and ability and not in blood line or rank encourage use to tea items whose value was their inherent beauty

Showa period

japan increasingly prominent on the world stage in economics, politics and culture spotlight was its participation in World war 11 tragic consequences of that involvement were the widespread devastation and loss of life resulting from the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

Chinese Literati paintings

late 17th century illustrations in printed books and imported paintings of lesser quality brought limited knowledge of Chinese literati painting. Japanese paintings emulate Chinese models. Literati were cultured intellectuals were predominantly amateurs and perused painting as one of the proper functions of an educated and cultivated persion.

Kano Eitoku

leading painter of murals and screens and received numerous commissions from the powerful warlords. Used a painting system developed by his grandfather that relied on a team of specialized painters to assist him.

Shogun

managed the country on the ruling in the emperor behalf. but emperor lost everything. first one was 1185 in Kamakura in eastern japam.

Shogunate

political and economic arrangement in which daimyo (local lords) and leaders of powerful warrior bands composed of samurai (warriors) paid obeisance to the shogun

Tsuchiya Kimio

produces large scale sculptures, constructed of branches or driftwood does not specifically invoke hinto when speaing about his art he has internalized Shinto principles. goal to bring out and present the life of nature emanating from this energy of trees. it is as though the wood is part of myself as though the wood has the same kind of life force.

Ukiyo pleasure

provided fertile ground for many print designers to flourish Ukiyo-e printmakers frequently represented similar grand courtesans of the pleasure quarters

Yosa Buson

representatives of Japanese literati painting master of Haiku (Japanese poetic form that became popular from the 17th on) command of literati painting that extended beyond a knowledge of Chinese models poetic abilities gave a rise to a lyricism that pervaded both his haiku and his painting. Cuckoo Flying over New Verdure reveals his fully mature style.

Wabi

suggest austerity and simplicty

Uikiyo-e, entertainment

the growing urbanization in cities such as Osaka, Kyoto, and edo lead to an increase in the pursuit of sensual pleasure and enterainment in the breash popular theaters and the pleasure houses found in certain locales including edo's yoshiwara brother district

Sabi

the value found in the old and weathered suggesting the tranquility reached in old age.

Japanese Literati Paintings

was less stylistically defined than china. newly Chinese models were valuable in supporting emerging ideals of self-expression in painting by offering a worthy alternative to the kano schools standardized repertoire.