Okakura Kakuzō
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Okakura Kakuzō, also known as Okakura Tenshin, was a Japanese scholar and art critic who in the era of Meiji Restoration reform promoted a critical appreciation of traditional forms, customs and belie
Okakura Kakuzō
Le livre du thé, 1927
Translation of work in Esperanto
The Book of Tea
Nihonga
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Nihonga is a Japanese style of painting that typically uses mineral pigments, and occasionally ink, together with other organic pigments on silk or paper. The term was coined during the Meiji period t
Okakura Kakuzō
…passed away on September 2." In Japan, Okakura, along with Hashimoto Gahō, a painter of the Kano School, has been credited with "saving" the Japanese Nihonga tradition of painting in the face of Western-style painting, or "Yōga", whose chief advocate was artist Kuroda Seiki. However, while accepting that…
Enbu (炎舞, Dancing in the Flames) by Gyoshū Hayami, 1925, Important Cultural Property. Yamatane Museum.
Kuroki Neko (黒き猫, Black Cat) by Hishida Shunsō, 1910, Important Cultural Property. Eisei Bunko Museum.
Left panel of the Ryūkozu (竜虎図, Dragon and tiger) by Hashimoto Gahō, 1895. Important Cultural Property. Seikadō Bunko Art Museum.
Right panel of the Ryūkozu (竜虎図, Dragon and tiger) by Hashimoto Gahō, 1895. Important Cultural Property. Seikadō Bunko Art Museum.