Traditional Japanese Colors – in Pottery. Japanese Bowl. By Sierra Sroka, Monday May 24, 2010 – colors. Pottery is one of the oldest art forms in Japan. It combines and preserves 10000 years of history, texture and color. …

The Japanese imports, along with a renewed appeal of early Renaissance decorating and Medieval Arts, proved to be the inspiration for a number of designers at the close of the 1800′s. The artist’s pieces were often copied in Europe and …

KODO has been exploring the limitless possiblities of the traditional Japanese drum, “Taiko” for over 30 years. In their pursuit of striving to take their theatrical art further, KODO has actively been seeking new collaborations with …

A Copy as Woodblock Print by Claire Cuccio

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Here making copies is business, but in Satō’s workshop, copying is still handcraft, codified as dentō kōgei ( ‘traditional art craft’) by the Japanese Agency of Cultural Affairs, the same classification of craft explored in the …

Fujimura’s seven years at the Tokyo University involved him getting skilled at blending Fine Arts and Abstract Expressionism with the traditional Japanese art of Nihonga. Makoto founded the ‘International Arts Movement’ (IAM) in 1990, …