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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_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 "Senjo-To, no.5, 1898 by Japanese School")
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.jpg "Shinozuka Shigehiro, Governor of Iga Province, 1720s by Japanese School")
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.jpg "Two Cranes Diving Behind Pine and Rockwood 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 "Vines, hut, grasses and shore birds, Momoyama period by Japanese School")
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.jpg "A Courtesan Offering a Cup, 18th-19th Century 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 "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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_-_(MeisterDrucke-673992).jpg "Views In and Around Kyoto, 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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.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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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1545617).jpg "Minamoto no Yoritomo by Japanese School")
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.jpg "Kakemono, Early 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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_of_Yanagi_Ha_(willow_leaf)_form_(steel)_-_(MeisterDrucke-1010660).jpg "Yanone (Arrowhead) of Willow Leaf Form 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 "Stencil: Parasol and Willow 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 Battle - in")
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_Prints_of_the_-_(MeisterDrucke-1029799).jpg "Art Japan: Writing the Shogi Game 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 "Samurai Warriors Armour by Japanese School")
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.jpg "Japanese Art: Screen Panels Decorated with Flowers 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 "Art Japan: calligraphy and Japanese script hiragana 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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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1449407).jpg "Stencil: Hibiscus Blossoms and Willow Branches by Japanese School")
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.jpg "The Horse Show, Battle in Front of a Palace by Japanese School")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-599950).jpg "Commodore Matthew Perry")
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.jpg "Scene from The Illustrated Legends of Jin")
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_three_from_the_FiveHundred_Arhat_-_(MeisterDrucke-1034171).jpg "Arhat (holy men): three from the Five Hundred Arhat by Japanese School")
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 (see 216577 216578) - (MeisterDrucke-40887).jpg "Sunny Landscape by Japanese School")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1449712).jpg "Maisaka by Japanese School")
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.jpg "Landscape by Japanese School")
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.jpg "Stencil: Hibiscus and Sparrow by Japanese School")
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.jpg "The Arrival of the Squadron of Commodore Perry into a Japanese Port in 1853 by Japanese School")
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.jpg "Jurojin, One of the Seven Lucky Gods by Japanese School")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-56629).jpg "The Angry Horse by Japanese School")
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.jpg "Landscape in the rain. Japanese print. 19th century by Japanese School")
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.jpg "Samurai meeting his beloved in bamboo garden by Japanese School")
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.jpg "A Display of Gymnastics before the Emperor by Japanese School")
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.jpg "Conversation between a samurai and a Japanese nobleman - in")
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.jpg "Animals and Flowering Plants by Japanese School")
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_(for_reverse_see_241114)_-_(MeisterDrucke-424985).jpg "Tsuba Swordguard (shakudo copper and gold alloy) by Japanese School")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-426233).jpg "Women in a Flowering Garden by Japanese School")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1449410).jpg "Stencil: Lily Pads And Woven Patterns by Japanese School")
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.jpg "A complete map of the Province of Sagami by Japanese School")
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.jpg "Arrival of the Southern Barbarians by Japanese School")
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.jpg "Obi Fragment by Japanese School")
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_(for_reverse_see_416490)_-_(MeisterDrucke-416065).jpg "Gunpowder flask by Japanese School")
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_at_the_capture_of_Fou-Tcheou_in_1884_du_-_(MeisterDrucke-425714).jpg "Admiral Amedee Anatole Courbet at the Capture of Fou-Tcheou in 1884 during the Tonkin War by Japanese School")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-906823).jpg "Jingasa, or")
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 Kamakura period (1185-1333) second half of the 13th century (wood lacquer gold leaf) (see also 394837) - (MeisterDrucke-86558).jpg "Jizo Bosatsu (Ksitigarbha), Kamakura period (1185-1333), second half of the 13th century (wood, lacquer and gold leaf) by Japanese School")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1449758).jpg "Recto: Landscape After Mi Fei by Japanese School")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1543121).jpg "Osakazu Byobu - Japanese eight-panel folding screen by Japanese School")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1542492).jpg "Osakazu Byobu - Japanese eight-panel folding screen 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 "Female Figure in Floral Gown by Japanese School")
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.jpg "True Report of the Great Sea Battle at Lüshun Bay by Japanese School")
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_Of_The_36_Persons_(colour_woodcuts)_-_(MeisterDrucke-1449391).jpg "Untitled (Mitate of the 36 Persons) by Japanese School")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-425013).jpg "Sumo Wrestler by Japanese School")
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_1805_(silk)_-_(MeisterDrucke-1453818).jpg "Buddhist Temple Altar Cloth, Edo Period by Japanese School")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-657767).jpg "Edo by Night by Japanese School")
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_(print_on_paper)_-_(MeisterDrucke-599949).jpg "Untitled (Three-Masted Man-o-War Flying) by Japanese School")
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.jpg "Portrait of actress with fan by Japanese School")
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.jpg "Comb and Hairpin by Japanese School")
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.jpg "Korea: the last King and his regent - Japanese print by Japanese School")
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.jpg "Sake bottle, Edo period, late 17th-early 18th century by Japanese School")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-953600).jpg "Obi by Japanese School")
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.jpg "Birds in a flowering tree - Japanese print by Japanese School")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-602567).jpg "Recumbent deer by Japanese School")
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.jpg "Japanese victory in a night attack on Pyongyang 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 "Gourd-shaped sake bottle, Edo period by Japanese School")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-415303).jpg "Namazu being attacked by peasants by Japanese School")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-424688).jpg "Sho Mouth Organ by Japanese School")
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_during_the_Regency_period_Japanese_pr_-_(MeisterDrucke-1652197).jpg "Portrait of Emperor Hirohito during the Regency period. Japanese press of the 1930s. by Japanese School")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-436423).jpg "Small tea jar for commercial use, Meiji era by Japanese School")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-436885).jpg "Nirvana of the Buddha by Japanese School")
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.jpg "Figure of Shoki the demon queller by Japanese School")
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.jpg "Arrival of the Southern Barbarians by Japanese School")
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.jpg "Japanese Samurai Armor Ka-Ga, late 16th century by Japanese School")
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.jpg "Entertainer, Okinomo, Meiji Period by Japanese School")
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.jpg "Section of a map of roads in Japan.")
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_(colour_woodblock_print)_-_(MeisterDrucke-1450848).jpg "Untitled (Woman Standing In Front Of Tree) by Japanese School")
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_(colour_woodcuts)_-_(MeisterDrucke-1450443).jpg "Untitled (Two Figures in a Snowy Landscape) by Japanese School")
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.jpg "Dutch trading post in Japan by Japanese School")
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.jpg "Battle of Fuzhou by Japanese School")
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