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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.jpg "A Courtesan Offering a Cup, 18th-19th century by Japanese School")
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.jpg "Noh theatre mask 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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_-_(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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.jpg "Vines, hut, grasses and shore birds, Momoyama period 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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.jpg "Two Cranes Diving Behind Pine and Rockwood by Japanese School")
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.jpg "Shinozuka Shigehiro, Governor of Iga Province, 1720s by Japanese School")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1545617).jpg "Minamoto no Yoritomo 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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_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 "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, 17th century by Japanese School")
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.jpg "Warrior Munete. Silk painting of the Tosa School, author Chikana Morizumi, called Hsien. 18th century. Museo Chiossone, Genoa by Japanese School")
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_of_a_warrior_with_a_helmet_standing_in_t_-_(MeisterDrucke-1024732).jpg "Japanese art: haniwa (funerary statuette) of a warrior wearing a helmet, standing, in terracotta. Height: 1.12 m. Kofun period (350-550 AD). Paris, Musée Guimet, National Museum of Asian Arts by Japanese School")
_of_a_warrior_with_a_helmet_standing_in_t_-_(MeisterDrucke-1024732).jpg)
_Sun_08_m_Civilization_Yayoi_(300_BC-300_AD)_Pa_-_(MeisterDrucke-1024733).jpg "Japanese art: Dotaku (bronze bell). Height: 0.8 m. Yayoi civilization (300 BC-300 AD). Paris, Musée Guimet, National Museum of Asian Arts by Japanese School")
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.jpg "Tamamushi shrine from the Horyu Ji Temple, depicting the story of Buddha in a previous incarnation, c.650 by Japanese School")
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 (see 216574 216575) - (MeisterDrucke-70587).jpg "Moonlight Landscape by Japanese School")
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.jpg "Apparition of the Buddhist Trinity, Buddha Amitabha and his two Bodhisattvas, Kannon (Compassion) & Seishi (Wisdom) on the mountain, illustration from the magazine")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-932270).jpg "Napoleon about to be killed by assassins (woodblock print) by Japanese School")
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.jpg "Ippen Riding with His Escort, from an Illustrated History of the Life of the Monk Ippen (1239-89) by Japanese School")
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.jpg "Writing case decorated with a cockerel, writing case with a bamboo design and a kobako attributed to Ogata Kōrin (1658-1716) and a message box by the Kajikawa Family, 16th-18th century by Japanese School")
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.jpg "An actor performing a peasant and his horse. Japanese print from the 19th century. Paris, Guimet Museum, National Museum of Asian Arts by Japanese School")
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.jpg "Embroidered hanging, worked in silks with a pair of cockerels with trailing plumage, one in flight, the other perched on a riverbank amongst daisies, late 19th century by Japanese School")
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.jpg "Samurai meeting his beloved in a bamboo garden by Japanese School")
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_Travelling_in_a_Koshi_(watercolor_on_paper)_-_(MeisterDrucke-1119198).jpg "The Monk Shogaku (1126-1235) Travelling in a Koshi by Japanese School")
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.jpg "Kabuki theatre: actors on stage; 18th-century Japanese print, Paris, Guimet Museum, National Museum of Asian Arts by Japanese School")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-657675).jpg "Camel with handlers, published 1821 by Japanese School")
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.jpg "Namban Byobu screen called “Portuguese”: a representation of the arrival of Portuguese Jesuit missionaries in Japan in the 16th century. Realized by Kano School. 17th century. Paris, Guimet Museum, National Museum of Asian Arts by Japanese School")
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_(pen_und_ink_colou_-_(MeisterDrucke-112106).jpg "The Battle of Hogen from a Screen, Momoyama Period (detail) by Japanese School")
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 (see 216573 216575) - (MeisterDrucke-100178).jpg "Moonlight Landscape 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 (detail) by Japanese School")
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.jpg "Sixth Korean Embassy to Japan in Meireki 1 at the time of Tokugawa Ietsunas succession in 1651, possibly by Kano Masunobu (1625-94) (detail) by Japanese School")
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_Jewel_in_the_lef_-_(MeisterDrucke-426286).jpg "The Bodhisattva Akashagarba holding the Cintamani wish-giving Jewel in the left hand and seated on a lotus, illustration after a kakemono of the 9th century from the temple of Daigo, published in Th by Japanese School")
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_representing_a_raven_(kabas_-_(MeisterDrucke-986997).jpg "Kakemono representing a raven, messenger of the gods. 18th century. Genoa, Museo Chiossone. by Japanese School")
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.jpg "Sixth Korean Embassy to Japan in Meireki 1 at the time of Tokugawa Ietsuna")
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.jpg "Mask of an old man trying to whistle, Japanese by Japanese School")
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.jpg "Sixth Korean Embassy to Japan in Meireki 1 at the time of Tokugawa Ietsunas succession in 1651, possibly by Kano Masunobu (1625-94) (detail) by Japanese School")
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.jpg "Sixth Korean Embassy to Japan in Meireki 1 at the time of Tokugawa Ietsuna")
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.jpg "Part of the Sixth Korean Embassy to Japan at the time of Tokugawa Ietsuna")
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_the_Buddha_of_Infinite_Light_Kamakura_period_(gilt_bronz_-_(MeisterDrucke-978232).jpg "Amitabha Buddha (Amida) the Buddha of Infinite Light, Kamakura period by Japanese School")
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.jpg "Portuguese Screen Representing the Arrival of Portuguese Jesuit Missionaries in Japan in the 16th Century by Japanese School")
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.jpg "Inro decorated with peacock, ojime, and netsuke by Japanese School")
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.jpg "Sixth Korean Embassy to Japan in Meireki 1 at the time of Tokugawa Ietsuna")
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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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 (see 216577 216578) - (MeisterDrucke-40887).jpg "Sunny Landscape by Japanese School")
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.jpg "Part of the Sixth Korean Embassy to Japan at the time of Tokugawa Ietsunas succession in 1651, possibly by Kano Masunobu 1655-57 by Japanese School")
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.jpg "Sixth Korean Embassy to Japan in Meireki 1 at the time of Tokugawa Ietsunas succession in 1651, possibly by Kano Masunobu (1625-94) (detail) by Japanese School")
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.jpg "Sixth Korean Embassy to Japan in Meireki 1 at the time of Tokugawa Ietsunas succession in 1651, possibly by Kano Masunobu (1625-94) (detail) by Japanese School")
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.jpg "Album of Copies of Chinese Paintings by Japanese School")
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.jpg "Vase by Japanese School")
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 (see 216548) - (MeisterDrucke-107848).jpg "Moonlight Winter Landscape, part of a six panel folding screen by Japanese School")
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.jpg "Sixth Korean Embassy to Japan in Meireki 1 at the time of Tokugawa Ietsuna")
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.jpg "Sixth Korean Embassy to Japan in Meireki 1 at the time of Tokugawa Ietsunas succession in 1651, possibly by Kano Masunobu (1625-94) (detail) 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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_(wc_-_(MeisterDrucke-421468).jpg "Servants, from an Illustrated History of the Life of the Monk Ippen (1239-89) by Japanese School")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-421739).jpg "Two sets of hair pins and combs, 18th or 19th century Edo period by Japanese School")
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.jpg "Sixth Korean Embassy to Japan in Meireki 1 at the time of Tokugawa Ietsuna")
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_Edo_period_(colour_woodblock_print)_-_(MeisterDrucke-440389).jpg "The Six Arts (Rikuseki) Edo period by Japanese School")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-424943).jpg "Large Kakiemon dish, Edo Period 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 "Sixth Korean Embassy to Japan in Meireki 1 at the time of Tokugawa Ietsuna")
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 and his entourage detail of the right-hand section of a folding screen depicting the arrival of the Portuguese in Japan Kano School (lacquer) - (MeisterDrucke-108107).jpg "St. Francis Xavier and his entourage, (detail) by Japanese School")
 and his entourage detail of the right-hand section of a folding screen depicting the arrival of the Portuguese in Japan Kano School (lacquer) - (MeisterDrucke-108107).jpg)
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1644135).jpg "Yamauba Breastfeeding Kintaro, c.1804 by Japanese School")
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.jpg "Japanese Sailors Admiring their Eagle Mascot, an episode from the Sino-Japanese War, late 19th century by Japanese School")
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.jpg "Monkey trainer and monkey performing a dance, Edo period by Japanese School")
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.jpg "Terracotta dogu sculpture from Akita, Jomon period by Japanese School")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-416131).jpg "Arita Dish, c.1730-40 by Japanese School")
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.jpg "Stencil: Flying Geese by Japanese School")
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.jpg "Mask box with fitted cover, Edo period by Japanese School")
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.jpg "Okimono depicting the Soga Brothers about to slay Suketsune guided to his tent by Tora 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 "Terracotta woman from Chiba, Jomon period 13th-10th century BC by Japanese School")
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.jpg "The Barkment of Foodstuffs (detail) by Japanese School")
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.jpg "The Arrival of the Portuguese in Japan (detail) by Japanese School")
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_Kofun_period_(250-538)_-_(MeisterDrucke-971086).jpg "Funerary terracotta sculpture (haniwa), Kofun period by Japanese School")
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_17th-18th_century_(lacquered_gold_with_mother-of_-_(MeisterDrucke-932210).jpg "Six Inro, Edo Period (1603-1868) 17th-18th Century by Japanese School")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-417711).jpg "Headrest by Japanese School")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1644380).jpg "Japanese Kakemono of a Cockerel, Hen and Chicks by Japanese School")
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.jpg "Sixth Korean Embassy to Japan in Meireki 1 at the time of Tokugawa Ietsuna")
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.jpg "Banquet scene from a painted handscroll of the Tale of Muramatsu by Japanese School")
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.jpg "Sixth Korean Embassy to Japan in Meireki 1 at the time of Tokugawa Ietsuna")
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_18th-19th_century_(colo_-_(MeisterDrucke-640075).jpg "Yugao Vines and a Poem by Japanese School")
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_protectors_of_farmers_and_god_-_(MeisterDrucke-985538).jpg "Japanese god Daikoku (Daikokuten), protector of farmers and god of agriculture by Japanese School")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-437224).jpg "A Dog by Japanese School")
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.jpg "Flowers and a Brook, Screens by Japanese School")
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.jpg "Sixth Korean Embassy to Japan in Meireki 1 at the time of Tokugawa Ietsunas succession in 1651, possibly by Kano Masunobu (1625-94) (detail) by Japanese School")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1017572).jpg "Head of a Sankaku Yari, or spear by Japanese School")
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