
Art / Openings Outside Tokyo Feb 28, 2017
'Human: Ideal Expression of People in Japanese Painting'
by Yukari Tanaka
March 1 -May 31 People and the human condition were common subjects among Japan's modern painters. Bijin-ga depicted beautiful women, Buddhist works were considered as the ultimate representation of humankind and noted figures and literary characters were celebrated in historical paintings. Influenced by an influx of ...