The Arts in Japanese Culture
Art in its many forms has always been an important part of Japanese culture. Painting, Poetry, Calligraphy, Ceramics, Lacquerware, Architecture, Dyeing, and Weaving were all perfected by generations of Japanese artists and artisans for millennia. While rooted in Japanese religious, philosophical and folk traditions and in functional life necessities, the arts became more nuanced in design over the course of time. The dual design elements of form and function were always appealing guidelines for Japanese artists and artisans. The principles of subtlety, elegance, and simplicity inherent in Japanese art and design revealed the essential elements of a subject or object with poetic restraint, balance, and harmony.
We can see in the Japanese arts of today the historical roots of Japanese culture from early times. Traditional Japanese music and dance originally associated with its folk and religious uses influenced the later development of the Japanese performance arts of Noh, Kabuki and Bunraku theatre, Court music and dance. Japanese painting started with using only black ink and brushes in the same manner as Japanese calligraphy. As new methods, materials and techniques became available Japanese painting evolved. This is also evident in Ukiyo-e woodblock printing and the later Shin Hanga and Sosaku Hanga print movements, which had their roots in Japanese painting, but then evolved as new methods for progressively varied uses and applications of color and new printing techniques were developed.
Modern Japanese woodblock print collector Hillel Krauss is a Sosaku Hanga enthusiast based in Toronto, Canada. Get to know more about his collection by visiting this page.
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| Rikio Takahashi "Tea Ceremony II" 1965 https://www.pinterest.ca/HillelKrauss/woodblock-prints-and-green-tea/ |
Art in its many forms has always been an important part of Japanese culture. Painting, Poetry, Calligraphy, Ceramics, Lacquerware, Architecture, Dyeing, and Weaving were all perfected by generations of Japanese artists and artisans for millennia. While rooted in Japanese religious, philosophical and folk traditions and in functional life necessities, the arts became more nuanced in design over the course of time. The dual design elements of form and function were always appealing guidelines for Japanese artists and artisans. The principles of subtlety, elegance, and simplicity inherent in Japanese art and design revealed the essential elements of a subject or object with poetic restraint, balance, and harmony.
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| Calligraphy by Muso Soseki 1275-1351 https://www.pinterest.ca/HillelKrauss/japanese-temple-gardens-and-spaces/ |
We can see in the Japanese arts of today the historical roots of Japanese culture from early times. Traditional Japanese music and dance originally associated with its folk and religious uses influenced the later development of the Japanese performance arts of Noh, Kabuki and Bunraku theatre, Court music and dance. Japanese painting started with using only black ink and brushes in the same manner as Japanese calligraphy. As new methods, materials and techniques became available Japanese painting evolved. This is also evident in Ukiyo-e woodblock printing and the later Shin Hanga and Sosaku Hanga print movements, which had their roots in Japanese painting, but then evolved as new methods for progressively varied uses and applications of color and new printing techniques were developed.
Modern Japanese woodblock print collector Hillel Krauss is a Sosaku Hanga enthusiast based in Toronto, Canada. Get to know more about his collection by visiting this page.
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