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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_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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.jpg "Nanban Six-Fold Screen Depicting the Arrival of a Portuguese Ship for Trade, Edo Period by Japanese School")
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.jpg "Senjo-To, no.5, 1898 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 "Shinozuka Shigehiro, Governor of Iga Province, 1720s by Japanese School")
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.jpg "A Courtesan Offering a Cup, 18th-19th Century 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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 (see 216542 216544 216545) - (MeisterDrucke-113221).jpg "Birds with Autumn and Winter Flowers 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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 (see 216542 216543 216545) - (MeisterDrucke-57785).jpg "Birds with Autumn and Winter Flowers by Japanese School")
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.jpg "No Theatre Mask by Japanese School")
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.jpg "Woodblock Print of Ibis and Bats by Japanese School")
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.jpg "Asa-no-Kasumi, no.43, 1898 by Japanese School")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1545617).jpg "Minamoto no Yoritomo 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 "Portrait of a Samurai of Old Japan armed with full body armour, 1890 by Japanese School")
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.jpg "Samurai Warriors Armour 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 "Japanese Samurai Armor Ka-Ga, late 16th century 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 "Tea bowl in the shape of a Chinese flute, Edo period 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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.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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.jpg "Dogu statuette Japan, height 20 cm, Neolithic, Jomon period by Japanese School")
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.jpg "Noh theatre mask of a young woman, Japanese by Japanese School")
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.jpg "Otsuzumi: Hourglass-shaped Japanese Drum by Japanese School")
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.jpg "The anatomy of the brain 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-420373).jpg "Young Japanese Girl Dressing, late 19th century by Japanese School")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-436443).jpg "Ewer in the shape of a rooster, Seto, Aichi prefecture, Edo period by Japanese School")
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.jpg "The stomach and intestines from the dissection of a torture victim of 1796, from a makimono of a Midori doctor, 1842 by Japanese School")
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_c1384_-_(MeisterDrucke-439216).jpg "Samurai Armour, Muromachi Period, c.1384 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 "Carrying casket, painted decoration with mother of pearl inlay, Japanese by Japanese School")
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.jpg "Arrival of the Portuguese in Japan in 1640 by Japanese School")
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.jpg "Sake cup, depicting a landscape with boats and a bridge under Mount Fuji, 19th century 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 "Fishermen Showing their Penises to the Empress and her Court, from an Erotic Story of Fishermen Shipwrecked on an Island Inhabited by Women by Japanese School")
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.jpg "Statue of Buddha in Shitennojiji Temple, Kansai, Osaka by Japanese School")
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.jpg "Asashio Toro, a Japanese Sumo Wrestler, c.1890 by Japanese School")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-911222).jpg "Gunbai, War Fan, Edo Period by Japanese School")
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.jpg "Terracotta dogu sculpture from Akita, Jomon period by Japanese School")
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_(silk_with_metallic_threads)_-_(MeisterDrucke-1452976).jpg "Woman")
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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-1645698).jpg "Rakuchu rakugai zu (Scenes in and around the Capital) 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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.jpg "Banquet scene from a painted handscroll of the Tale of Muramatsu by Japanese School")
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.jpg "(Detail) of the Back of a Momoyama Period Christian Folding Missal Stand Decorated with Vines and Foliage by Japanese School")
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.jpg "Japanese Samurai Armor Myo-Chin Mune-Tsugi, late 16th century by Japanese School")
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.jpg "Portuguese screen: a representation of the arrival of Portuguese Jesuit missionaries in Japan in the 16th 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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_-_(MeisterDrucke-546206).jpg "Japanese cabinet and stand, closed by Japanese School")
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.jpg "One print of triptych showing European merchants taking refreshment with Japanese. In the background are ships in Yokohama harbour, Japan by Japanese School")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1454182).jpg "Jimmu Tenno, The First Emperor of Japan 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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.jpg "Battle of Yoshima. by Japanese School")
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.jpg "Al-Al-Gasa, no.19, 1898 by Japanese School")
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.jpg "Portuguese Screen Representing the Arrival of Jesuit Portuguese Missionaries in Japan in the 16th Century by Japanese School")
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.jpg "The Detail pavilion of a 19th century Japanese print by Japanese School")
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.jpg "Izumi-Gawa, no.37, 1898 by Japanese School")
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.jpg "The rise of the Empire of Japan by Japanese School")
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.jpg "Namban Byobu screen called")
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.jpg "Samurai Hat by Japanese School")
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.jpg "Gyotaku by Japanese School")
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.jpg "O-Sho-Kun, no.12, 1898 by Japanese School")
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.jpg "Kamiyo-no-Mukashi no.16, 1898 by Japanese School")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1644135).jpg "Yamauba Breastfeeding Kintaro, c.1804 by Japanese School")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-416056).jpg "Incense Burner, late 17th century by Japanese School")
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_1860s-70s_-_(MeisterDrucke-628561).jpg "Maple Tree and Mt. Fuji by Japanese School")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1539175).jpg "Osakazu Byobu - Japanese eight-panel folding screen by Japanese School")
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.jpg "The lungs from the dissection of a torture victim of 1796, from a makimono of a Midori doctor, 1842 by Japanese School")
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.jpg "Woman playing shamisen by Japanese School")
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.jpg "A Meeting between Japanese Officers and Korean Officials, an Episode from the Sino-Japanese War, Late 19th Century by Japanese School")
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.jpg "Minamoto Yoritomo, the Famous General, Fighting for the First Time at the Age of Thirteen by Japanese School")
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.jpg "Figure of a Dancing Woman, Japanese, probably 17th century by Japanese School")
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_of_Ainu_population_with_traditional_Ainu_motifs_chain_s_-_(MeisterDrucke-1101323).jpg "Ceremonial robe (attush) of Ainu population with traditional Ainu motifs, chain stitch embroidery, elm tree bark, wool and cotton by Japanese School")
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.jpg "Asa-Zuma-Bune, no.7, 1898 by Japanese School")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-910744).jpg "A Rare Elegantly Mounted Imari Coffee Pot and Cover by Japanese School")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1645921).jpg "Illustration of the Contemplation Sutra (Taima Mandara) by Japanese School")
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.jpg "Birds in a flowering tree - Japanese print by Japanese School")
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.jpg "Tanka-no-Koe, no.15, 1898 by Japanese School")
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.jpg "The Arrival of the Portuguese in Japan (detail) by Japanese School")
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.jpg "Shokko-Nishiki, no.48, 1898 by Japanese School")
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.jpg "Koshikibu, No. 72 by Japanese School")
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.jpg "Conversation between a samurai and a Japanese nobleman - in")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-940799).jpg "Imperial Official, Kuge, in Court Dress by Japanese School")
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_form_(steel)_-_(MeisterDrucke-1017571).jpg "Head of a Yari, or spear of Togari-Ya (heart-shaped) form by Japanese School")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1540933).jpg "Osakazu Byobu - Japanese eight-panel folding screen by Japanese School")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1353074).jpg "A map of the Island of Kyushu by Japanese School")
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_Heian_Period_(ink_gold_and_silver_on_sil_-_(MeisterDrucke-440237).jpg "The Bodhisattva - Fugen (Fugen Bosatsu) Heian Period by Japanese School")
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