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What are characteristics of Japanese art?
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There are a variety of different types of Japanese art. One of the oldest and most admired forms of Japanese art is the art of calligraphy, which originated in the sixth or seventh century. Another type of art, ukiyo-e, is the art of the woodblock print, which depicts scenes of female beauties; kabuki actors, sumo wrestlers and more. You’ll find a variety of Japanese artwork from some of the world’s top art dealers on 1stDibs.
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Abstract Vibrant Oil Painting Japanese American Artist Denver Colorado
By Homare Ikeda
Located in Surfside, FL
traditional Japanese scroll painting. Another reference to his birthplace is Ikeda's use of the four symbolic
Category
20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
MASATOYO KISHI 1966 LARGE Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting Japanese/American
By Masatoyo Kishi
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
Kishi (Japanese/American, 1924-2017)
"Opus No. 66-H-3" 1966
Oil on canvas, framed
Signed, titled and
Category
1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Japanese Modernist Painting of a Seaside Village by Torao Ataka Dated 1930
By Japanese Studio
Located in San Francisco, CA
A Modern oil painting of a harbor town with the water and mountains views in the distance.
It is
Category
Vintage 1930s Japanese Modern Paintings and Screens
Materials
Canvas, Paint
$1,710 Sale Price
40% Off
Japanese Elegance, Oil Painting
By Jose H. Alvarenga
Located in San Francisco, CA
>Japanese EleganceJose H. AlvarengaOil painting on woodNatural wood edgesVarnished
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Woodlands in Japan [ Shinjuku Gyoen] Painting, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Hazel Thomson
Located in Yardley, PA
painting also Fir Trees. This is an impressionist painting of a forest in Japan, on a late afternoon where
Category
2010s Impressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Japanese Lilly Pond oil Landscape Painting #2
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
5-3250 Lilly pond oil on canvas set in a rapped canvas with painted edges.
No need for a frame
Category
Early 2000s Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil