About Japanese Art and Artists
Introducing Japanese Art and Japanese Artists of the 18th and 19th centuries
This lens provides links to information about Japanese Art and Artists of the 18th and 19th centuries and images of their work in museums and art galleries, in online galleries and in books and videos. It was originally created to provide a resource for a project about Japanese Art in Making A Mark in March-April 2008.  (see this post for more details). This looked at the work of Hokusai, Hiroshige and other artists and their use of wood-block prints (ukiyo-e) and their influence on Impressio...

Rimpa (A School of Japanese Art)
Rimpa
Rimpa (or Rinpa) is one of the major historical schools of Japanese Painting. The school is traced back to 17th century and credits Ho'ami Koetsu and Soutatsu but Rimpa is the product of Ogata Korin. The name name Rimpa comes from from Korin's name and and the character "pa" meaning school.

Chiyogami
A Japanese Patterned Paper
Chiyogami is a type of Japanese paper.  It is generally brightly colored patterned paper that is woodblock-printed. Chiyogami is commonly used today for projects like covering small boxes and books, creating origami, and making kimonos for paper dolls (anesama). The use of chiyogami through time in paper kimonos has led its evolution to follow kimono fabric patterns. Since it is much cheaper then washi paper, chiyogami is often the printed paper of choice for origami artists. The word chiyoga...