Japanese artists
Do you have a weakness for Japanese art? Located on an isolated island, Japanese art remained uninfluenced by Western society for a long time. In traditional Japanese art, we often see woodblock prints (ukiyo-e), hanging scrolls (kakejiku), or illustrated handscrolls (emaki). Most often, these traditional artworks will also include calligraphy (shodo). These mediums are distinct characteristics of traditional Japanese arts. Famous traditional artists include Utamaro and Utagawa Toyokuni. More recently, Japanese modern and contemporary art has been explosive in today's art world. What was once an isolated entity, has now become a highly sought-after commodity. Artists like Takashi Murakami and Yayoi Kusama have dominated the art scene by creating wildly out-of-this-world works that contribute to Japan's thriving artistic state. Despite the initial unease towards Western influence, Japanese art has been anything sort of successful.
Since the success of Superflat, a contemporary art movement influenced by Japanese anime, manga and pop culture and founded by Takashi Murakami, Japanese artists have invaded the international art scene.
Japanese art is distinguished by its great diversity. Some artists, such as Yoshitomo Nara, with his drawings of children and dogs with large naive eyes, retain, with a focus on the theme of innocence, the sensitive and fragile aspect of their traditional art. Others add to their art a degree of provocation and eroticisicm. Yayoi Kusama and Yoko Ono, both provocative and sometimes erotic, began their careers as artists during the 1960s in New York working with the movements Happening and Fluxus, respectively.
Others still are interested in the history of their country, pop culture or the consumer society. Ryoko Watanabe, for example, is inspired by Japanese stereotypes such as the Geisha and incorporates such characters into modern and urban landscapes.
Ayako Rokkaku
Hiromi Sengoku
Where shall we hang the moon?
Hiromi Sengoku
Painting - 41 x 53 x 3 cm Painting - 16.1 x 20.9 x 1.2 inch
€850 €723
Lily and Lilies
Hiromi Sengoku
Painting - 53 x 41 x 3 cm Painting - 20.9 x 16.1 x 1.2 inch
€1,200 €1,020
Into The Forest, Where A Man Who Brings Rain Lives
Hiromi Sengoku
Painting - 45.5 x 38 x 3 cm Painting - 17.9 x 15 x 1.2 inch
€972 €826
Asortment of Fruits and Sunrise
Hiromi Sengoku
Painting - 53 x 41 x 3 cm Painting - 20.9 x 16.1 x 1.2 inch
€1,100
Spending a night scooping up the stars
Hiromi Sengoku
Painting - 45.5 x 33.3 x 3 cm Painting - 17.9 x 13.1 x 1.2 inch
€1,000
Miyuki Takanashi
A Girl With a Knitted Cap
Miyuki Takanashi
Painting - 72.7 x 72.7 x 3 cm Painting - 28.6 x 28.6 x 1.2 inch
€3,400 €2,890
Floating Memory
Miyuki Takanashi
Painting - 72.7 x 72.7 x 4 cm Painting - 28.6 x 28.6 x 1.6 inch
€1,700 €1,445
Princess of the Night
Miyuki Takanashi
Painting - 72.7 x 53 x 3 cm Painting - 28.6 x 20.9 x 1.2 inch
€1,600
Fascinated by the Brilliance of Life
Miyuki Takanashi
Painting - 91 x 73.7 x 4 cm Painting - 35.8 x 29 x 1.6 inch
€1,800 €1,530
Girl & Red Flower
Miyuki Takanashi
Painting - 41 x 31.8 x 3 cm Painting - 16.1 x 12.5 x 1.2 inch
€700 €595
One Day I Saw a Dream
Miyuki Takanashi
Painting - 23.7 x 22 x 3 cm Painting - 9.3 x 8.7 x 1.2 inch
€500 €425
Snow Blossom Day
Miyuki Takanashi
Painting - 91 x 72.7 x 3 cm Painting - 35.8 x 28.6 x 1.2 inch
€3,400 €2,890
Miss Snow
Miyuki Takanashi
Painting - 90.9 x 72.7 x 3 cm Painting - 35.8 x 28.6 x 1.2 inch
€2,500 €2,125
Minako Asakura
Squirrel in the Forest
Minako Asakura
Fine Art Drawings - 33.3 x 33.3 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.1 x 13.1 x 1.2 inch
€950 €808
Peach Tree
Minako Asakura
Fine Art Drawings - 130.3 x 97 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 51.3 x 38.2 x 1.2 inch
€14,400 €12,240
Recollection
Minako Asakura
Fine Art Drawings - 31.8 x 41 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.5 x 16.1 x 1.2 inch
€650 €553
Jewel Tree #2
Minako Asakura
Fine Art Drawings - 60.6 x 50 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.9 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch
€1,300 €1,105
The Supernova Remnant
Minako Asakura
Fine Art Drawings - 45.5 x 38 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 17.9 x 15 x 1.2 inch
€1,900 €1,615
Star Jewelry, I am that I am
Minako Asakura
Fine Art Drawings - 31.8 x 41 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.5 x 16.1 x 1.2 inch
€1,400
Light in the Forest - Unicorn
Minako Asakura
Fine Art Drawings - 58.7 x 51 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.1 x 20.1 x 1.2 inch
€1,500 €1,275
Blue Rabbit
Minako Asakura
Fine Art Drawings - 60.6 x 60.6 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.9 x 23.9 x 1.2 inch
€1,700 €1,445
Aya Takano
Haroshi
Towa Takaya
Reconciliation and peace
Towa Takaya
Painting - 27 x 22 x 2 cm Painting - 10.6 x 8.7 x 0.8 inch
€1,770
Tomo Sakurai
Peony
Tomo Sakurai
Fine Art Drawings - 41 x 53 x 1.8 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.1 x 20.9 x 0.7 inch
€1,500 €1,275
Chimi Moryo
Tomo Sakurai
Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 42 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 16.5 x 0 inch
€1,700 €1,445