Japanese art definitions

haboku

a monochrome Japanese ink painting done in a free style in which ink seems to be splashed on a surface

Kondo

a hall used for Buddhist teachings

Tarashikomi

a Japanese painting technique in which paint is applied to a surface that has not yet already dried from previous application

Ukiyo-e

translated as “pictures of the floating world”, a Japanese genre painting popular from the seventeenth to the nineteenth century

Yamato-e

a style of Japanese painting that is characterized by native subject matter, stylized features, and thick bright pigments

Zen

a metaphysical branch of Buddhism that teaches fulfillment through self-discipline and intuition