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Sakura cherry blossoms Japanese Suibokuga painting & cherry blossoms history in Japan
Posted in blog, calligraphy art, Japanese culture, Japanese painting, Kakemono Kakejiku, Sakura cherry blossom, videos, YouTube Tagged with: cherry blossoms, cherry blossoms history, Japanese art, Japanese culture, Japanese history, Japanese painting, Japanese suibokuga, kakejiku, Kakemono, sakura, YouTube, YouTube channel
Guardian god Tiger on Kakejiku art
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…
Posted in blog, calligraphy art, Japanese culture, Japanese painting, Kakemono Kakejiku, YouTube Tagged with: Etsy, good luck, guardian god, hanging scroll, Japanese culture, Japanese painting, Kakejiku art, Tiger, tiger painting, traditional art, YouTube, 守護神, 掛け軸, 日本画, 虎, 虎の絵
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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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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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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Tokyo Sakura – hidden cherry blossom spots
Cherry blossom season has come! It’s a little early for popular kind Sakura “Somei Yoshino”(It’s March 4th today), but different kind of Sakura called “Kawazu Zakura” is already blooming in Tokyo. There are lots of famous spots for Sakura viewing…
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Kakejiku style wall decoration – Fukuro obi belt
Fukuro Obi belts are precious obi belts for Japanese Kimono. They are usually made with silk, having Japanese patterns. Shiny silk threads create beautiful and gorgeous looks. These obi belts can become gorgeous decorations by themselves. Kakejiku style wall decorations…
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Japanese Kakejiku – good luck item
“Japanese Kakejiku (Kakemono)“ -good luck item “Japanese Kakejiku (Kakemono)” is a hanging scroll used to display and exhibit paintings and calligraphy art. Traditional Japanese rooms usually have a “Tokonoma”- a special space (alcove) to display “Kakejiku”. Most…
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