Japanese artists

Sculpture, UrbanCat Porcelain edition, Hiro Ando

UrbanCat Porcelain edition

Hiro Ando

Sculpture - 21 x 12 x 10 cm Sculpture - 8.3 x 4.7 x 3.9 inch

$2,697

Painting, Mémoire dans l'eau Q-III, Akané Kirimura

Mémoire dans l'eau Q-III

Akané Kirimura

Painting - 20 x 20 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 inch

$506

Painting, Mémoire dans l'eau Q-II, Akané Kirimura

Mémoire dans l'eau Q-II

Akané Kirimura

Painting - 20 x 20 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 inch

$506

Painting, Fujiya Hotel, Teppei Ikehila

Fujiya Hotel

Teppei Ikehila

Painting - 72.7 x 60.6 x 3 cm Painting - 28.6 x 23.9 x 1.2 inch

$3,034

Painting, Modern Borrowed Scenery Daiso 2, Teppei Ikehila

Modern Borrowed Scenery Daiso 2

Teppei Ikehila

Painting - 60.6 x 72.7 x 3 cm Painting - 23.9 x 28.6 x 1.2 inch

$3,034

Painting, Modern Borrowed Scenery DAISO, Teppei Ikehila

Modern Borrowed Scenery DAISO

Teppei Ikehila

Painting - 60.6 x 72.7 x 3 cm Painting - 23.9 x 28.6 x 1.2 inch

$3,034

Photography, Melting Petals 101, Sarah Fujiwara

Melting Petals 101

Sarah Fujiwara

Photography - 18.8 x 28.5 x 2 cm Photography - 7.4 x 11.2 x 0.8 inch

$1,067

Photography, Melting Petals 102, Sarah Fujiwara

Melting Petals 102

Sarah Fujiwara

Photography - 28.5 x 18.8 x 2 cm Photography - 11.2 x 7.4 x 0.8 inch

$1,067

Photography, Melting Petals 103, Sarah Fujiwara

Melting Petals 103

Sarah Fujiwara

Photography - 24.5 x 24.5 x 2 cm Photography - 9.6 x 9.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,067

Photography, Melting Petals 105, Sarah Fujiwara

Melting Petals 105

Sarah Fujiwara

Photography - 51 x 34 x 3 cm Photography - 20.1 x 13.4 x 1.2 inch

$1,573

Photography, After image of loves series - petals purple, Yumi Watanabe

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

$562

Painting, Chair, Susumu Uchiyama

Chair

Susumu Uchiyama

Painting - 44.5 x 37 x 1 cm Painting - 17.5 x 14.6 x 0.4 inch

$1,236

Print, MMM2 - c, Ayane Matsuzaki

MMM2 - c

Ayane Matsuzaki

Print - 84 x 119 x 3 cm Print - 33.1 x 46.9 x 1.2 inch

$2,191

Print, GI, Ayane Matsuzaki

GI

Ayane Matsuzaki

Print - 84 x 119 x 3 cm Print - 33.1 x 46.9 x 1.2 inch

$2,191

Print, Hanakoi, Ayane Matsuzaki

Hanakoi

Ayane Matsuzaki

Print - 120 x 120 x 3 cm Print - 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

$2,247

Painting, Jazzy Base 8, Koki Nishimawari

Jazzy Base 8

Koki Nishimawari

Painting - 53 x 53 x 2 cm Painting - 20.9 x 20.9 x 0.8 inch

$2,670

Print, Harajuku Kiss, Mr.

Harajuku Kiss

Mr.

Print - 65 x 49 cm Print - 25.6 x 19.3 inch

$1,910

Print, Gasp! So Good!, Mr.

Gasp! So Good!

Mr.

Print - 65 x 49 cm Print - 25.6 x 19.3 inch

$1,910

Print, 1985 Paris Rue Saint Dominique CARNAVALET MUSEUM PARIS Collection, Kojiro Akagi

1985 Paris Rue Saint Dominique CARNAVALET MUSEUM PARIS Collection

Kojiro Akagi

Print - 38 x 45.3 cm Print - 15 x 17.8 inch

$781

Sculpture, Petite Nishikigoi Elegance in Metal Orange : Mizu no Kasai Whispers, Hiro Ando

Petite Nishikigoi Elegance in Metal Orange : Mizu no Kasai Whispers

Hiro Ando

Sculpture - 40 x 47 x 63 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 18.5 x 24.8 inch

$15,170

Sculpture, ELEGANT SUMOCAT : YELLOW DANCE AND BATTLES OF BALANCE, Hiro Ando

ELEGANT SUMOCAT : YELLOW DANCE AND BATTLES OF BALANCE

Hiro Ando

Sculpture - 70 x 80 x 50 cm Sculpture - 27.6 x 31.5 x 19.7 inch

$16,855

Sculpture, PETITE RADIANCE : PANDASAN’S AZURE BRILLIANCE, Hiro Ando

PETITE RADIANCE : PANDASAN’S AZURE BRILLIANCE

Hiro Ando

Sculpture - 55 x 45 x 45 cm Sculpture - 21.7 x 17.7 x 17.7 inch

$23,597

Painting, Squating Girl, Miyuki Takanashi

Squating Girl

Miyuki Takanashi

Painting - 33.4 x 24.3 x 3 cm Painting - 13.1 x 9.6 x 1.2 inch

$494

Painting, Paty Paty, Miyuki Takanashi

Paty Paty

Miyuki Takanashi

Painting - 33.4 x 24.3 x 3 cm Painting - 13.1 x 9.6 x 1.2 inch

$506

Painting, Waiting For Spring, Miyuki Takanashi

Waiting For Spring

Miyuki Takanashi

Painting - 33.4 x 24.3 x 3 cm Painting - 13.1 x 9.6 x 1.2 inch

$506

Painting, Forest Telling Spring, Miyuki Takanashi

Forest Telling Spring

Miyuki Takanashi

Painting - 22 x 27.3 x 3 cm Painting - 8.7 x 10.7 x 1.2 inch

$393

Sculpture, PANDASAN’S FLOWER POWER IVORY SYMPHONY, Hiro Ando

PANDASAN’S FLOWER POWER IVORY SYMPHONY

Hiro Ando

Sculpture - 100 x 90 x 90 cm Sculpture - 39.4 x 35.4 x 35.4 inch

$23,597

Sculpture, Petite Nishikigoi Elegance in Metal Kitty : Mizu no Kasai Whispers, Hiro Ando

Petite Nishikigoi Elegance in Metal Kitty : Mizu no Kasai Whispers

Hiro Ando

Sculpture - 40 x 47 x 63 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 18.5 x 24.8 inch

$15,170

Print, A conscious choice 8/51, Atsuko Ishii

A conscious choice 8/51

Atsuko Ishii

Print - 21 x 15 x 0.5 cm Print - 8.3 x 5.9 x 0.2 inch

$45

Painting, Nabis, Hiromi Sengoku

Nabis

Hiromi Sengoku

Painting - 60 x 72 x 4 cm Painting - 23.6 x 28.3 x 1.6 inch

$2,500

Painting, Ivy, Miyuki Takanashi

Ivy

Miyuki Takanashi

Painting - 72.7 x 60.6 x 3 cm Painting - 28.6 x 23.9 x 1.2 inch

$3,371

Painting, Someday I Saw The Dawn’s Dream, Miyuki Takanashi

Someday I Saw The Dawn’s Dream

Miyuki Takanashi

Painting - 72.7 x 60.6 x 3 cm Painting - 28.6 x 23.9 x 1.2 inch

$3,371

Painting, Night Lady, Miyuki Takanashi

Night Lady

Miyuki Takanashi

Painting - 72.7 x 60.6 x 3 cm Painting - 28.6 x 23.9 x 1.2 inch

$3,371

Painting, Hana Hito Goromo, Miyuki Takanashi

Hana Hito Goromo

Miyuki Takanashi

Painting - 72.7 x 60.6 x 3 cm Painting - 28.6 x 23.9 x 1.2 inch

$3,371

Painting, Flowting Memory, Miyuki Takanashi

Flowting Memory

Miyuki Takanashi

Painting - 80.3 x 65.2 x 4 cm Painting - 31.6 x 25.7 x 1.6 inch

$3,708

Sculpture, GRANDIOSE SUMOCAT : WHITE DANCE AND BATTLES OF BALANCE, Hiro Ando

GRANDIOSE SUMOCAT : WHITE DANCE AND BATTLES OF BALANCE

Hiro Ando

Sculpture - 150 x 180 x 120 cm Sculpture - 59.1 x 70.9 x 47.2 inch

$33,710

Design, Johannes Vermeer Girl with a Pearl Earring 100? & 400?, Bearbrick

Johannes Vermeer Girl with a Pearl Earring 100? & 400?

Bearbrick

Design - 28 x 11 x 5 cm Design - 11 x 4.3 x 2 inch

$247

Painting, World, Natsuyo Takahashi

World

Natsuyo Takahashi

Painting - 60 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,067

Painting, Koomote one: Believing in the freedom of flight, Taira Akiko Hiraguri

Koomote one: Believing in the freedom of flight

Taira Akiko Hiraguri

Painting - 41 x 41 cm Painting - 16.1 x 16.1 inch

$1,742

Painting, Koomote two: Believing in the grace of flight, Taira Akiko Hiraguri

Koomote two: Believing in the grace of flight

Taira Akiko Hiraguri

Painting - 41 x 41 cm Painting - 16.1 x 16.1 inch

$1,742

Painting, Self-portrait, Kouta Sasai

Self-portrait

Kouta Sasai

Painting - 33.2 x 24.1 x 1 cm Painting - 13.1 x 9.5 x 0.4 inch

$618

Painting, Portrait of a woman in profile, Kouta Sasai

Portrait of a woman in profile

Kouta Sasai

Painting - 27 x 20.1 x 1 cm Painting - 10.6 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch

$618

Painting, The first duty of love is to listen, Ashu Pine

The first duty of love is to listen

Ashu Pine

Painting - 53 x 45.5 x 3 cm Painting - 20.9 x 17.9 x 1.2 inch

$10,000

Painting, Self-portrait, Kouta Sasai

Self-portrait

Kouta Sasai

Painting - 40 x 30 x 1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

$1,742

Fine Art Drawings, Gaze up to the Sky, Tomo Sakurai

Gaze up to the Sky

Tomo Sakurai

Fine Art Drawings - 60 x 45 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.6 x 17.7 x 1.2 inch

$2,697

Fine Art Drawings, Conflict, Tomo Sakurai

Conflict

Tomo Sakurai

Fine Art Drawings - 60 x 60 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$4,719

Print, It's personal, Atsuko Ishii

It's personal

Atsuko Ishii

Print - 21 x 15 x 0.5 cm Print - 8.3 x 5.9 x 0.2 inch

$45

Design, Andy Warhol Muhammad Ali 400% 100%, Bearbrick

Andy Warhol Muhammad Ali 400% 100%

Bearbrick

Design - 28 x 11 x 5 cm Design - 11 x 4.3 x 2 inch

Sold

Fine Art Drawings, Brothers, Tsukasa Tamai

Brothers

Tsukasa Tamai

Fine Art Drawings - 19 x 34.5 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.5 x 13.6 x 0.2 inch

$1,461

Painting, Dividing, Shiho

Dividing

Shiho

Painting - 22 x 27 x 3 cm Painting - 8.7 x 10.6 x 1.2 inch

$843

Painting, Diaries, Shiho

Diaries

Shiho

Painting - 53 x 45.5 x 3 cm Painting - 20.9 x 17.9 x 1.2 inch

$1,180

Fine Art Drawings, Jewel Tree, Bambi, Minako Asakura

Jewel Tree, Bambi

Minako Asakura

Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 60.6 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 23.9 x 1.2 inch

$3,259

Fine Art Drawings, Pink Crazy Rabbit, Minako Asakura

Pink Crazy Rabbit

Minako Asakura

Fine Art Drawings - 76.5 x 63 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 30.1 x 24.8 x 0.4 inch

$2,922

Photography, Fragmented-Untitled 6, Ying Chen

Fragmented-Untitled 6

Ying Chen

Photography - 203.2 x 152.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 80 x 60 x 0.1 inch

$4,000

Fine Art Drawings, Light in the Forest, Rabbit, Minako Asakura

Light in the Forest, Rabbit

Minako Asakura

Fine Art Drawings - 41 x 60 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.1 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

$2,697

Fine Art Drawings, Dreaming, Butterfly, Minako Asakura

Dreaming, Butterfly

Minako Asakura

Fine Art Drawings - 60.6 x 50 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.9 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

$3,034

Fine Art Drawings, Dreaming, Jewel, Butterflies, Minako Asakura

Dreaming, Jewel, Butterflies

Minako Asakura

Fine Art Drawings - 60.6 x 50 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.9 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

$2,416

Painting, LADY OF THE BLOSSOM BLADE : MOONLIT DUEL, Hiro Ando

LADY OF THE BLOSSOM BLADE : MOONLIT DUEL

Hiro Ando

Painting - 80 x 100 x 5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 2 inch

$4,382

Painting, NOCTURNAL EMBRACE OF YELLOW & BLUE LOVE : SOLAR SERENADE, Hiro Ando

NOCTURNAL EMBRACE OF YELLOW & BLUE LOVE : SOLAR SERENADE

Hiro Ando

Painting - 110 x 80 x 5 cm Painting - 43.3 x 31.5 x 2 inch

$4,495

Print, Neige Légère, Shoïchi Hasegawa

Neige Légère

Shoïchi Hasegawa

Print - 58 x 75.5 x 0.2 cm Print - 22.8 x 29.7 x 0.1 inch

$843

Print, Sol l'atoll, Shoïchi Hasegawa

Sol l'atoll

Shoïchi Hasegawa

Print - 50 x 65.5 x 0.2 cm Print - 19.7 x 25.8 x 0.1 inch

$843

Print, Partie de campagne, Shoïchi Hasegawa

Partie de campagne

Shoïchi Hasegawa

Print - 38.5 x 58.5 x 0.2 cm Print - 15.2 x 23 x 0.1 inch

$674

Print, Présence illusoire, Shoïchi Hasegawa

Présence illusoire

Shoïchi Hasegawa

Print - 57.5 x 75.5 x 0.2 cm Print - 22.6 x 29.7 x 0.1 inch

$674

Print, Variation, Shoïchi Hasegawa

Variation

Shoïchi Hasegawa

Print - 72.7 x 57.5 x 0.2 cm Print - 28.6 x 22.6 x 0.1 inch

$674

Print, Jeux d'été, Shoïchi Hasegawa

Jeux d'été

Shoïchi Hasegawa

Print - 58 x 70.5 x 0.2 cm Print - 22.8 x 27.8 x 0.1 inch

$843

Photography, Umbrella (2), Mashita Maue

Umbrella (2)

Mashita Maue

Photography - 28 x 41 x 2 cm Photography - 11 x 16.1 x 0.8 inch

$674

Photography, Faint symbol, Mashita Maue

Faint symbol

Mashita Maue

Photography - 41 x 28 x 2 cm Photography - 16.1 x 11 x 0.8 inch

$730

Sculpture, Untitled, Sayuri Ikake

Untitled

Sayuri Ikake

Sculpture - 46 x 38 x 26 cm Sculpture - 18.1 x 15 x 10.2 inch

$6,194

Fine Art Drawings, Mountain Pass, Katsuko Kuroya

Mountain Pass

Katsuko Kuroya

Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 30 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch

$180

Fine Art Drawings, Blue Cove, Katsuko Kuroya

Blue Cove

Katsuko Kuroya

Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 30 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch

$180

Fine Art Drawings, Morning in the Savannah, Katsuko Kuroya

Morning in the Savannah

Katsuko Kuroya

Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 30 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch

$180

Fine Art Drawings, Winter grove, Katsuko Kuroya

Winter grove

Katsuko Kuroya

Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 30 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch

$180

Fine Art Drawings, Morning Light, Katsuko Kuroya

Morning Light

Katsuko Kuroya

Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 30 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch

$180

Fine Art Drawings, Winter sky, Katsuko Kuroya

Winter sky

Katsuko Kuroya

Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 30 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch

$180

Painting, He and Me, Manami Okamoto

He and Me

Manami Okamoto

Painting - 116.7 x 91 x 2 cm Painting - 45.9 x 35.8 x 0.8 inch

$8,989

Painting, Beret, Manami Okamoto

Beret

Manami Okamoto

Painting - 116.7 x 91 x 2 cm Painting - 45.9 x 35.8 x 0.8 inch

$8,989

Painting, The rainy day, Manami Okamoto

The rainy day

Manami Okamoto

Painting - 112 x 145.5 x 2 cm Painting - 44.1 x 57.3 x 0.8 inch

$16,911

Print, Paysage intime-V, Akané Kirimura

Paysage intime-V

Akané Kirimura

Print - 21 x 16 cm Print - 8.3 x 6.3 inch

$101

Print, Cinq doigts célestes - 11, Mitsouko Mori

Cinq doigts célestes - 11

Mitsouko Mori

Print - 25 x 25 cm Print - 9.8 x 9.8 inch

$225

Print, Cinq doigts célestes - 05, Mitsouko Mori

Cinq doigts célestes - 05

Mitsouko Mori

Print - 25 x 25 cm Print - 9.8 x 9.8 inch

$225

Print, Cinq doigts célestes - 04, Mitsouko Mori

Cinq doigts célestes - 04

Mitsouko Mori

Print - 25 x 25 cm Print - 9.8 x 9.8 inch

$225

Print, BIOS-PG-XVII, Akané Kirimura

BIOS-PG-XVII

Akané Kirimura

Print - 31 x 22 x 3 cm Print - 12.2 x 8.7 x 1.2 inch

$180

Sculpture, Blue 12 lights surfaces, Yoshiyuki Miura

Blue 12 lights surfaces

Yoshiyuki Miura

Sculpture - 28 x 28 x 100 cm Sculpture - 11 x 11 x 39.4 inch

$9,551

Painting, A Man Brushing up the Sky, Hiromi Sengoku

A Man Brushing up the Sky

Hiromi Sengoku

Painting - 146 x 114 x 5 cm Painting - 57.5 x 44.9 x 2 inch

$5,675

Painting, Sowing Seeds in the Sky to Nurture the Earth, Hiromi Sengoku

Sowing Seeds in the Sky to Nurture the Earth

Hiromi Sengoku

Painting - 162 x 130 x 5 cm Painting - 63.8 x 51.2 x 2 inch

$6,630

Painting, Ring-a-ring O’Roses, the Circle Goes Around and Takes You to an Unknown Place, Hiromi Sengoku

Ring-a-ring O’Roses, the Circle Goes Around and Takes You to an Unknown Place

Hiromi Sengoku

Painting - 162 x 162 x 5 cm Painting - 63.8 x 63.8 x 2 inch

$7,079

Photography, Temple of Bacchus, Naoki Takyo

Temple of Bacchus

Naoki Takyo

Photography - 42 x 59.2 cm Photography - 16.5 x 23.3 inch

$1,800

Print, Paysage intime-IV, Akané Kirimura

Paysage intime-IV

Akané Kirimura

Print - 16 x 21 cm Print - 6.3 x 8.3 inch

$101

Print, Paysage intime-III, Akané Kirimura

Paysage intime-III

Akané Kirimura

Print - 21 x 16 cm Print - 8.3 x 6.3 inch

$101

Photography, Neuma 05, Sarah Fujiwara

Neuma 05

Sarah Fujiwara

Photography - 100 x 71.5 x 2 cm Photography - 39.4 x 28.1 x 0.8 inch

$4,832

Photography, Neuma 06, Sarah Fujiwara

Neuma 06

Sarah Fujiwara

Photography - 100 x 71.5 x 2 cm Photography - 39.4 x 28.1 x 0.8 inch

$4,832

Print, Private Scenes - Édition limitée, Masahisa Fukase

Private Scenes - Édition limitée

Masahisa Fukase

Print - 24 x 33 cm Print - 9.4 x 13 inch

$674

Painting, Hill of Nemophila, Hiro

Hill of Nemophila

Hiro

Painting - 80.3 x 100 x 2.5 cm Painting - 31.6 x 39.4 x 1 inch

$12,796

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.

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