Tiger on Kakejiku art Tigers are one of the very popular subjects on Japanese Kakejiku art. Kakejiku is Japanese traditional hanging scroll. It is hung on the wall in Japanese style room, especially on alcove “Tokonoma”, since ancient time. Tiger…
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Guardian god Tiger on Kakejiku art
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Beautiful Crane birds, Japanese good luck symbol
Crane birds – Japanese good luck symbol We, Japanese have a deep connection with crane birds since ancient times. The beautiful crane birds can be seen in many occasions, such as Japanese old stories, music, paintings, and so on. Crane…
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Miniature Orizuru art
Orizuru is a crane bird made with Origami. Origami is Japanese traditional paper art and kids activities. It is said to be brought to Japan by Buddhist monks around the sixth century, however there is no evidence about this and…
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Miniature 3D koi fish Japanese world
There are so many Koi ponds in Japan everywhere and you can enjoy seeing beautiful Koi fish swimming. We use Koi fish paintings on many art crafts, such as Kakejiku hanging scrolls, Kimono patterns, dishes, etc, as Japanese good luck…
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World heritage Mt. Fuji
World heritage -Mt. Fuji Mt. Fuji is the highest mountain in Japan, the altitude of 3,776m. It is well known not just in Japan but in the world as the world heritage site. The reason Mt. Fuji was selected as…
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3D painting Japanese world art in jewelry
I always love to express Japanese beauty and symbols in art, such as paintings and jewelry. Making Japanese scenery in 3D paintings in accessories is one of my favorite ways of expressing them. Using resin allows me to make 3D…
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Japanese traditional painting art SUIBOKUGA 水墨画
Suibokuga (水墨画)- Japanese traditional painting art Suibokuga is sometimes called Zen Painting. Sumie is painting with ink. And Suibokuga is one of Sumie painting, with the gradation of dark black to light black. Main tool for Suibokuga, “Sumi ink” is…
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Japanese traditional Emakimono 絵巻物 scrolls and landscape scenery scroll
Japanese EMAKIMONO style hanging scroll First of all, what is EMAKIMONO?? Emakimono – “E” means “pictures”, “makimono” means “scroll” in Japanese. Emakimono is a Japanese traditional horizontal scroll which tells stories with pictures. From right side, we unroll the scroll…
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-ICHIGO ICHIE- ZEN spirit and Japanese tea ceremony
“ICHIGO ICHIE”(一期一会) Have you ever heard phrase “ICHIGO ICHIE”(一期一会) in Japanese? This is ZEN spirit. It means, “once in a life time meeting”. This spirit comes from the Japanese tea ceremony. The Tea ceremony has a deep connection with ZEN…
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Cherry blossoms viewing cycling spots in Tokyo – Part 3
Cherry blossoms viewing cycling spots in Tokyo – Part 3 In this Part 3, we would like to show you more of central Tokyo cherry blossoms cycling spots. We have more Sakura cycling spots in Part 1 and Part 2…
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