• Japanese art tradition

    TITLE: Japanese art: Calligraphy and painting
    SECTION: Calligraphy and painting from the 11th century, such as Shōtoku taishi eden (“Illustrated Biography of Prince Shōtoku”) and the Senzui folding screens (byōbu), also reveal the development of indigenous painting styles within the original interpretive matrix of Chinese forms. Although the Chinese method of representing narrative in...
    TITLE: Japanese architecture: The Azuchi-Momoyama period
    SECTION: The Azuchi-Momoyama period
    ...dimension of decorative challenges. Large, generally dark spaces were subdivided by sliding panels (fusuma) and folding screens (byōbu). These two elements provided the format, depending on the wealth and predilection of the patron daimyo, for extensive painting programs. While architectural and religious...