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.
Haroshi
Ryoko Watanabe
Back to Okiya : an onyx silent ballet
Ryoko Watanabe
Sculpture - 170 x 85 x 30 cm Sculpture - 66.9 x 33.5 x 11.8 inch
$35,901
DON’T LOOK AT ME : UNSEEN ELEGANCE
Ryoko Watanabe
Painting - 50 x 67 x 5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 26.4 x 2 inch
$2,244
JR : SILENT COMMUTE
Ryoko Watanabe
Painting - 80 x 118 x 5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 46.5 x 2 inch
$4,824
DEPARTING TRAIN : JOURNEY’S VEIL
Ryoko Watanabe
Painting - 80 x 120 x 5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 47.2 x 2 inch
$4,824
RED TOKYO : CRIMSON ELEGANCE
Ryoko Watanabe
Painting - 100 x 78 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 30.7 x 1.2 inch
$4,375
TRAIN IS LEAVING AGAIN : TRANSIENT FAREWELLS
Ryoko Watanabe
Painting - 80 x 120 x 5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 47.2 x 2 inch
$4,824
EQUILIBRIUM : BRIDGES OF SERENITY
Ryoko Watanabe
Painting - 170 x 167 x 5 cm Painting - 66.9 x 65.7 x 2 inch
$7,965
BUTTERFLY2 : METAMORPHOSIS OF GRACE
Ryoko Watanabe
Painting - 150 x 170 x 5 cm Painting - 59.1 x 66.9 x 2 inch
$7,180
Saori Nakamishi
PINK TUBES : COTTON CANDY AND EPHEMERAL LOLITA SPECTRUM
Saori Nakamishi
Painting - 180 x 130 x 5 cm Painting - 70.9 x 51.2 x 2 inch
$7,853
Pokeheart whispers : Saori’s red valentine
Saori Nakamishi
Sculpture - 65 x 53 x 53 cm Sculpture - 25.6 x 20.9 x 20.9 inch
$8,414
Azur aqua and orange flame in harmony : valentine whispers
Saori Nakamishi
Sculpture - 80 x 80 x 10 cm Sculpture - 31.5 x 31.5 x 3.9 inch
$11,780
Whimsical palette in plexi-square pink melody & purple shadow play : echoes of kawaii in plexi-verse
Saori Nakamishi
Sculpture - 80 x 80 x 10 cm Sculpture - 31.5 x 31.5 x 3.9 inch
$11,780
Mystic purple, soft pink, electric yellow : whimsical palette in plexi-square
Saori Nakamishi
Sculpture - 110 x 110 x 10 cm Sculpture - 43.3 x 43.3 x 3.9 inch
$11,780
Fiery orange, mystic gold, and verdant green : kawaii spectrum in plexi-square
Saori Nakamishi
Sculpture - 110 x 110 x 10 cm Sculpture - 43.3 x 43.3 x 3.9 inch
$11,780
Poképanorama : Saori’s red kawaii echoes
Saori Nakamishi
Sculpture - 65 x 53 x 53 cm Sculpture - 25.6 x 20.9 x 20.9 inch
$8,414
Enchanted pokérealm : Saori’s yellow whispers of magic and love
Saori Nakamishi
Sculpture - 65 x 53 x 53 cm Sculpture - 25.6 x 20.9 x 20.9 inch
$8,414
Jimmy Yoshimura
Echelons of empowerment : purple panorama
Jimmy Yoshimura
Painting - 40 x 160 x 5 cm Painting - 15.7 x 63 x 2 inch
$4,488
Urashimo taro’s journey of love
Jimmy Yoshimura
Sculpture - 80 x 50 x 50 cm Sculpture - 31.5 x 19.7 x 19.7 inch
$35,901
Deep blu : azure reflections, Tokyo’s depths in manga palette
Jimmy Yoshimura
Painting - 220 x 160 x 5 cm Painting - 86.6 x 63 x 2 inch
$9,873
Purple arlequin : Harajuku rhapsody, the enigmatic dance of colors
Jimmy Yoshimura
Painting - 180 x 137 x 5 cm Painting - 70.9 x 53.9 x 2 inch
$6,731
Tatoo : ink and skin
Jimmy Yoshimura
Painting - 200 x 160 x 5 cm Painting - 78.7 x 63 x 2 inch
$7,853
Otohime’s : princess of the deep
Jimmy Yoshimura
Sculpture - 80 x 50 x 50 cm Sculpture - 31.5 x 19.7 x 19.7 inch
$35,901
TWINS : DUALITY IN MANGA HUE, A TOKYO MIRROR
Jimmy Yoshimura
Painting - 200 x 145 x 5 cm Painting - 78.7 x 57.1 x 2 inch
$8,078
FLOWER FLAG : SAKURA BLOSSOMS IN TECHNICOLOR, TOKYO’S FLORAL OVERTURE
Jimmy Yoshimura
Painting - 200 x 141 x 5 cm Painting - 78.7 x 55.5 x 2 inch
$7,853
Potchi Moopp
SHIITAKE SPROUTS : MINIATURE MAGIC UNVEILED
Potchi Moopp
Design - 50 x 50 x 50 cm Design - 19.7 x 19.7 x 19.7 inch
$6,731
MY CAT : FELINE PHANTASMS IN UTOPIAN REALMS
Potchi Moopp
Painting - 110 x 110 x 5 cm Painting - 43.3 x 43.3 x 2 inch
$5,385
SHIITAKE SPROUTS : MINIATURE MAGIC UNVEILED
Potchi Moopp
Sculpture - 50 x 50 x 50 cm Sculpture - 19.7 x 19.7 x 19.7 inch
$6,731
SHIITAKE SYMPHONY : A GRAND FUNGI FANTASIA
Potchi Moopp
Design - 100 x 100 x 100 cm Design - 39.4 x 39.4 x 39.4 inch
$13,463
SHIITAKE SPROUTS : MINIATURE MAGIC UNVEILED
Potchi Moopp
Design - 50 x 50 x 50 cm Design - 19.7 x 19.7 x 19.7 inch
$6,731
SHIITAKE SPROUTS : MINIATURE MAGIC UNVEILED
Potchi Moopp
Sculpture - 50 x 50 x 50 cm Sculpture - 19.7 x 19.7 x 19.7 inch
$6,731
SHIITAKE SPROUTS : MINIATURE MAGIC UNVEILED
Potchi Moopp
Design - 50 x 50 x 50 cm Design - 19.7 x 19.7 x 19.7 inch
$6,731
FRIENDS : COMPANIONS IN THE VIRTUAL EDEN
Potchi Moopp
Painting - 130 x 130 x 5 cm Painting - 51.2 x 51.2 x 2 inch
$6,844
Aya Toshikawa
MIYUKI 5 : MISTY PURPLE WHISPERS AND KAWAII TEMPTATION
Aya Toshikawa
Painting - 60 x 60 x 5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 2 inch
$2,356
Yumi2 : Chiseled Allure and Graceful Pose
Aya Toshikawa
Sculpture - 130 x 55 x 55 cm Sculpture - 51.2 x 21.7 x 21.7 inch
$57,217
ASUKA1 : ETHEREAL ALLURE ON A WHISPERING GREEN CANVAS
Aya Toshikawa
Painting - 130 x 97 x 5 cm Painting - 51.2 x 38.2 x 2 inch
$5,609
MIZUIRO7 : BLU KAWAII REVERIE WITH LOVE, PEACE AND WHIMSICAL SKULLS
Aya Toshikawa
Painting - 112 x 120 x 5 cm Painting - 44.1 x 47.2 x 2 inch
$5,946
MIYU4 : KAWAII PINK WHIMSY AND REVERIE
Aya Toshikawa
Painting - 116 x 110 x 5 cm Painting - 45.7 x 43.3 x 2 inch
$5,722
KANAKO1 : CRIMSON TEMPTATION IN KAWAII ELEGANCE
Aya Toshikawa
Painting - 130 x 106 x 5 cm Painting - 51.2 x 41.7 x 2 inch
$6,170
SENSUAL DOLLS IN CUBIC HARMONY : AZURE TEMPTATIONS
Aya Toshikawa
Painting - 50 x 50 x 50 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 19.7 inch
$5,609
ARIKA5 : VERDANT TEMPTATION IN KAWAII WHISPERS
Aya Toshikawa
Painting - 50 x 50 x 5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 2 inch
$1,907
Kumikaho Oshima
Barbie’s fortune fountain
Kumikaho Oshima
Sculpture - 80 x 80 x 6 cm Sculpture - 31.5 x 31.5 x 2.4 inch
$7,292
Ephemeral earnings
Kumikaho Oshima
Sculpture - 40 x 40 x 20 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 15.7 x 7.9 inch
$7,292
Metropolis mirage
Kumikaho Oshima
Sculpture - 75 x 75 x 5 cm Sculpture - 29.5 x 29.5 x 2 inch
$7,292
Kazuhiko Tanaka
Don't want to hear it
Kazuhiko Tanaka
Sculpture - 12 x 8 x 4.5 cm Sculpture - 4.7 x 3.1 x 1.8 inch
$320
Running out from the clouds
Kazuhiko Tanaka
Sculpture - 14 x 14 x 7.5 cm Sculpture - 5.5 x 5.5 x 3 inch
Sold
The Orchestra
Kazuhiko Tanaka
Sculpture - 29 x 18.5 x 18.5 cm Sculpture - 11.4 x 7.3 x 7.3 inch
Sold
Phantasy - Head In The Cosmos
Kazuhiko Tanaka
Sculpture - 23 x 15 x 9 cm Sculpture - 9.1 x 5.9 x 3.5 inch
Sold
Akie Abe
Rina Murao
Table of Squares, II
Rina Murao
Sculpture - 150 x 250 x 250 cm Sculpture - 59.1 x 98.4 x 98.4 inch
$3,259
Balcony-the Hatch
Rina Murao
Sculpture - 228 x 456 x 127 cm Sculpture - 89.8 x 179.5 x 50 inch
$5,568
Table of Squares, III
Rina Murao
Sculpture - 25 x 42 x 42 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 16.5 x 16.5 inch
$10,541
Table of Squares, I
Rina Murao
Sculpture - 102 x 102 x 270 cm Sculpture - 40.2 x 40.2 x 106.3 inch
$51,310
The Sea at Dawn
Rina Murao
Sculpture - 150 x 253 x 253 cm Sculpture - 59.1 x 99.6 x 99.6 inch
$68,171
See to the Sea
Rina Murao
Sculpture - 115 x 405 x 170 cm Sculpture - 45.3 x 159.4 x 66.9 inch
$42,881
Balcony in the Rain
Rina Murao
Sculpture - 160 x 320 x 88 cm Sculpture - 63 x 126 x 34.6 inch
$3,798
Kazumi Ohno
Glass ball with rings
Kazumi Ohno
Sculpture - 15.2 x 11.4 x 11.4 cm Sculpture - 6 x 4.5 x 4.5 inch
$2,000
Glass ball with wheels
Kazumi Ohno
Sculpture - 20.3 x 10.2 x 10.2 cm Sculpture - 8 x 4 x 4 inch
$2,800
Yumi Watanabe
Pointless Love series
Yumi Watanabe
Photography - 25 x 25 x 8 cm Photography - 9.8 x 9.8 x 3.1 inch
$628
Petals-After Image of Love
Yumi Watanabe
Photography - 25 x 25 x 10 cm Photography - 9.8 x 9.8 x 3.9 inch
$561
Pointless Love Series
Yumi Watanabe
Photography - 25 x 25 x 8 cm Photography - 9.8 x 9.8 x 3.1 inch
$628
After Image of love series - Petals
Yumi Watanabe
Photography - 25 x 25 x 10 cm Photography - 9.8 x 9.8 x 3.9 inch
$561
After image of loves series - petals purple
Yumi Watanabe
Photography - 25 x 25 x 10 cm Photography - 9.8 x 9.8 x 3.9 inch
$561
Fallen Away Series- Fallen Tree
Yumi Watanabe
Photography - 42 x 53 x 5 cm Photography - 16.5 x 20.9 x 2 inch
Sold
Fallen serie- fallen tree
Yumi Watanabe
Sculpture - 45 x 56 x 8 cm Sculpture - 17.7 x 22 x 3.1 inch
Sold