Japanese Modernism Across Media
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Female Student and Violin from the series Beautiful Women and Music (Bijin to Onkyoku)
Color woodblock; stencil; organic and inorganic colorants on Japanese paper adhered to card stock
Corruption
Surreal Painting by Japanese artist Ydk Morimoe
Electric guitar (Pro II U series Urchin Deluxe model)
The dramatic curves of the Urchin guitar might have been inspired by the spiny points of the instrument's sea-dwelling namesake, or they might suggest the sinister fins of a shark. Regardless, the reference to ocean life is evident, with the deeply…
Bottle vase with calligraphic designs
Stoneware with natural ash and iron glaze
Hakutaku
Cosplay by Japanese cosplayer REIKA
1980
Abstract piece
Water Lilies
Image of Kazuo Ohno performing his dance "Water Lillies" in 1987. Dance style: Butoh
The 3 Sirens
24 color screen print on satin paper
Kanko Kuma (tourist bear)
This is a bear sculpture carved by an Ainu artist, Matsui Umetaro. These bears became very popular souvenirs from Hokkaido in the early 1900s.
Kamuy: Spirit of the Ainu
Artist, Noriko Kawamura, created this abstract piece after seeing textile art done by Peramonkoro Sunazawa, a respected Ainu textile artist.
