Japanese art Archive
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![Nyoirin Kannon; Kamakura period, early 14th century; Japanese cypress (hinoki) with pigment, gold powder, and cut gold leaf (kirikane); H. 19 1/2 x W. 15 x D. 12 in.; Asia […]](https://i2.wp.com/artbooks.yupnet.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2016/03/kamakura-crop.jpg?resize=184%2C128 "Artistic Innovation and Sacred Empowerment in Kamakura Sculpture")
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Artistic Innovation and Sacred Empowerment in Kamakura Sculpture
Posted on March 18, 2016Nyoirin Kannon; Kamakura period, early 14th century; Japanese cypress (hinoki) with pigment, gold powder, and cut gold leaf (kirikane); H. 19 1/2 x W. 15 x D. 12 in.; Asia […] -
![Felice Fischer – As curator of the exhibition, Ink and Gold: Art of the Kano, on view now at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, I often am asked, “which painting […]](https://i2.wp.com/artbooks.yupnet.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2015/03/9780300210491.jpg?resize=184%2C128 "Tiger stripes in ink and gold")
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Tiger stripes in ink and gold
Posted on March 23, 2015Felice Fischer – As curator of the exhibition, Ink and Gold: Art of the Kano, on view now at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, I often am asked, “which painting […] -
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Roots of the Japanese Visual Narrative
Posted on February 1, 2012Appreciation for graphic art and visual narrative is prevalent in Japanese pop culture from the fantastical animations of Hayao Miyazaki to page-turning manga comic books and cartoon anime characters appearing […]