The development of Japanese art is closely linked to a traditional aesthetic. Unusual for the European art lover is the link with everyday use. Artistic garden design, painted silk and bowls for ceremonial tea preparation have an artistic value if they show reference to Japanese tradition and have an application in everyday use. The higher the everyday use and signs of everyday patina, the higher the artistic appreciation. The development of Japanese art is subject to the accusation of having submitted to the influence of foreign cultures for centuries. Japan resembles a sponge that has absorbed incoming cultures and has rarely been in the position of an idea generator. A close examination reveals only a selective adoption of foreign artistic trends. Few of the achievements of foreign cultures stood high enough in the esteem of artists to be integrated into Japanese art. As the 19th century progressed, the position changed and Japanese artists developed into sources of inspiration for European painters. In particular, the Japanese form of woodblock printing was very popular among the French Impressionists and influenced the works of Vincent van Gogh, Edgar Degas and Claude Monet.Utagawa Hiroshige was an artist who used the printing technique of the ukiyo-e style and is considered a typical representative of the Edo period.
Another principle of aesthetics in Japanese art is the simple things that nature gives as a model. Simplicity in the sense of a reduced representation of simple grace and beauty. The arrangement of the components of a painting creates the impression of the greatest possible simplicity. Restraint in composition is considered a basic condition of good taste in all epochs. This aesthetic principle originated in Zen Buddhism and is known as Wabi Sabi or Iki. The sense of beauty does not follow the European standard, which often demands balance and symmetry. Irregularities and asymmetries derived from nature are equally important elements of aesthetic expression.
A special form of in Japanese art is the depiction of erotic motifs. Shunga are woodblock prints depicting the sexual act. The open presentation of people in intimate situations was a major source of income for the artists of ukiyo-e style woodblock prints. Ukiyo-e means images of the fluid world, and this world revolved around the hedonistic amusement districts of urban regions. Eroticism is a part of the world that was composed of Kabuki theatres, tea houses and brothels. Actors, geishas and courtesans formed an illustrious society devoted to pleasure, and the Japanese artists of the 17th and 18th centuries carried this world to the outside world in paintings. Many European artists reacted with admiration to the depictions and the technique of printing. By applying watercolor and printing by the power of the hands, an expression of lightness reminiscent of a watercolor is created.
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 (ink on paper) - (MeisterDrucke-90349).jpg "Monkeys Reaching for the Moon, Edo Period (1603-1867) by Japanese School")
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.jpg "Portrait of a female warrior with flowers in her hair, c.1895 by Japanese School")
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 (see 216542 216544 216545) - (MeisterDrucke-113221).jpg "Birds with Autumn and Winter Flowers by Japanese School")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-673992).jpg "Views In and Around Kyoto, Edo Period by Japanese School")
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.jpg "Senjo-To, no.5, 1898 by Japanese School")
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_War_(1180-1185)_a_samurai_armed_with_a_bow_and_m_-_(MeisterDrucke-1041951).jpg "Episode of the Genpei War (1180-1185): A Samurai Armed with a Bow and Mounted on a Horse Crosses a River at a Ford. Japanese Art of the Tosa School by Japanese School")
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 (see 216542 216543 216545) - (MeisterDrucke-57785).jpg "Birds with Autumn and Winter Flowers by Japanese School")
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.jpg "A Courtesan Offering a Cup, 18th-19th Century by Japanese School")
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.jpg "Shinozuka Shigehiro, Governor of Iga Province, 1720s by Japanese School")
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.jpg "Vines, hut, grasses and shore birds, Momoyama period by Japanese School")
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.jpg "Japanese weaving loom, late 19th century print by Japanese School")
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.jpg "Shogun of the Tokugawa Family with the 16 Noble Samurai by Japanese School")
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.jpg "Nanban Six-Fold Screen Depicting the Arrival of a Portuguese Ship for Trade, Edo Period by Japanese School")
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.jpg "No Theatre Mask by Japanese School")
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.jpg "Asa-no-Kasumi, no.43, 1898 by Japanese School")
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.jpg "Woodblock Print of Ibis and Bats by Japanese School")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1545617).jpg "Minamoto no Yoritomo by Japanese School")
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.jpg "Warrior Munete. Silk painting of the School Tosa, author Chikana Morizumi dit Hsien. 18th century. Museo Chiossone. Genoa by Japanese School")
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.jpg "Kakemono, Early 19th Century by Japanese School")
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_Art_Tokugawa_Architecture_Japan_Kyoto_(p_-_(MeisterDrucke-1028334).jpg "Interior of the Nijo Castle. Tokugawa Art. Architecture. Japan, Kyoto by Japanese School")
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.jpg "Portrait of a Samurai of Old Japan armed with full body armour, 1890 by Japanese School")
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.jpg "Kamiyo-no-Mukashi no.16, 1898 by Japanese School")
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.jpg "Dogu statuette Japan, height 20 cm, Neolithic, Jomon period by Japanese School")
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_of_Yanagi_Ha_(willow_leaf)_form_(steel)_-_(MeisterDrucke-1010660).jpg "Yanone (Arrowhead) of Willow Leaf Form by Japanese School")
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.jpg "Two Cats, illustration from The Kokka magazine, 1898-99 by Japanese School")
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.jpg "Art Japan: calligraphy and Japanese script hiragana by Japanese School")
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.jpg "Figure of a Dancing Woman, Japanese, probably 17th century by Japanese School")
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.jpg "Stencil: Parasol and Willow by Japanese School")
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.jpg "Chinese Court Scene in Yamato-e Style by Japanese School")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-519598).jpg "Apsaras by Japanese School")
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.jpg "Portrait of a Samurai of Old Japan Armed with Full Body Armour, 1890 by Japanese School")
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.jpg "Tamamushi shrine from the Horyu Ji Temple, depicting the story of Buddha in a previous incarnation by Japanese School")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-599640).jpg "Ashinaga and Tenaga, Edo Period by Japanese School")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-420379).jpg "Young Girl in a Kimono, c.1860-70 by Japanese School")
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.jpg "Asashio Toro, a Japanese Sumo Wrestler, c.1890 by Japanese School")
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.jpg "The Arrival of the Portuguese in Japan (detail) by Japanese School")
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_founder_of_the_dynasty_of_the_same_name_-_(MeisterDrucke-1115194).jpg "Portrait of Tokugawa Ieyasu, Founder of the Tokugawa Shogunate by Japanese School")
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.jpg "Arrival of the Portuguese in Japan in 1640 by Japanese School")
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.jpg "Japanese Art: Screen Panels Decorated with Flowers by Japanese School")
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_(see_also_2664)_-_(MeisterDrucke-64942).jpg "Jizo, Heian Period by Japanese School")
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.jpg "A disembowelled body from the dissection of a torture victim of 1796, from a makimono of a Midori doctor, 1842 by Japanese School")
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_(wood_with_lacquer)_-_(MeisterDrucke-573639).jpg "Shishi (Guardian Lion or Dog) by Japanese School")
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.jpg "Calligraphy Scroll by Japanese School")
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.jpg "(detail) Spring in the Palace, Six-Fold Screen from The Tale of Genji, c.1650 by Japanese School")
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_18th-19th_century_(colo_-_(MeisterDrucke-640075).jpg "Yugao Vines and a Poem by Japanese School")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1353110).jpg "Chinese envoys in a boat, illustration from the")
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_known_as_Tenjin-San_(heave_-_(MeisterDrucke-1415212).jpg "Heian Statesman and Poet Sugawara Michizane in Exile by Japanese School")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-436340).jpg "Tea bowl, Edo period, 18th-mid 19th century by Japanese School")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-519594).jpg "Dragon by Japanese School")
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.jpg "O-Sho-Kun, no.12, 1898 by Japanese School")
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.jpg "A Map of the Provinces of Owari and Mikawa, By Otagiri Shunkō by Japanese School")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1449758).jpg "Recto: Landscape After Mi Fei by Japanese School")
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.jpg "Tea bowl with design of fungus of immortality, Edo period, 18th-19th century by Japanese School")
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.jpg "Japanese cabinet with gilt and copper mounts, 17th century by Japanese School")
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.jpg "Namban Byobu screen called")
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.jpg "The Arrival of the Portuguese in Japan (detail) by Japanese School")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-436331).jpg "Summer and autumn flowers, Edo period by Japanese School")
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.jpg "Terracotta dogu sculpture from Akita, Jomon period by Japanese School")
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.jpg "Izumi-Gawa, no.37, 1898 by Japanese School")
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.jpg "The Amida Buddha descends from Heaven, it is the Japanese name of the Amitabha Buddha. Painting of the Yamato School - E of the 16th century. Genoa, Museo Chiossone. by Japanese School")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1472692).jpg "Demons by Japanese School")
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.jpg "Japanese Silk Painting of a Wood Pigeon by Japanese School")
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_c1384_-_(MeisterDrucke-439216).jpg "Samurai Armour, Muromachi Period, c.1384 by Japanese School")
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_of_a_warrior_with_a_helmet_standing_in_t_-_(MeisterDrucke-1024732).jpg "Japanese art: haniwa (funeral statuette) of a warrior with a helmet, standing in terracotta. Sun. 1.12 m Epoque Kofun (350-550 AD) Paris, Musee Guimet, Musee national des Arts Asians by Japanese School")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-519230).jpg "Returning Sails at Matsuzaki, 1770-80 by Japanese School")
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.jpg "The Horse Show, Battle in Front of a Palace by Japanese School")
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.jpg "The anatomy of the mouth, from the dissection of a torture victim of 1796, from a makimono of a Midori doctor, 1842 by Japanese School")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-519224).jpg "Amida Buddha by Japanese School")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-440505).jpg "Cup, Kaga Province, Meiji Era by Japanese School")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-599901).jpg "Samurai and Two Blindmen, Album Leaf Painting by Japanese School")
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.jpg "Tea bowl in the shape of a Chinese flute, Edo period by Japanese School")
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.jpg "(detail) Spring in the Palace, Six-Fold Screen from The Tale of Genji, c.1650 by Japanese School")
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 (see 216549) - (MeisterDrucke-71652).jpg "Spring Landscape with Sun, part of a six panel folding screen by Japanese School")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-906823).jpg "Jingasa, or")
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.jpg "Box and cover, decorated with flowers and a butterfly by Japanese School")
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_Prints_of_the_-_(MeisterDrucke-1029799).jpg "Art Japan: Writing the Shogi Game by Japanese School")
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.jpg "Six Fold Screen with the Noh Play Funa-Benkei, c.1660 by Japanese School")
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.jpg "Asa-Zuma-Bune, no.7, 1898 by Japanese School")
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.jpg "Jar with a design of reeds, Momoyama period, late 16th-early 17th century by Japanese School")
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 (see 216577 216578) - (MeisterDrucke-40887).jpg "Sunny Landscape by Japanese School")
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_(colour_woodcuts)_-_(MeisterDrucke-1450441).jpg "Untitled (Act VII of Chunyu Gishin Roku) by Japanese School")
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