japanese art week 8/9

bunjina / nanga

southern school painting / scholar painters

mokkotsu

boneless painting objects rendered without outlines

shitoga

drawing and painting with fingers, not a brush

tarashikomi

dipped in - pooling pigment in partially dried layers

kosode

short sleeved garment

rinpa school

traditional japanese painting and decorative arts

Hinagata bon

pattern books

What is the significance of painting an imagined or inherited landscape rather than observed directly?

express knowledge, imagination, and artistic traditions and connected them to chinese scholars

In what ways do Rinpa artists reference the cultural world of Kyoto aristocracy and Heian-period court culture? Mention an artwork that references this

The artists revive classical Japanese literature, poetry, and imagery of artistic traditions relevant to Kyoto. Ogata Korins Red, White and Plum Blossoms - used stylized imagery rather than realism

How do Rinpa artists challenge the hierarchy between “fine art” and “decorative art” or “craft”?

They suggest that artistic value does not depend on art or craft but on its creativity, design, materials, and visual impact

Does institutional success tell us anything about artistic quality - or is it saying something else that is less related to artworks and artists themselves?

institutional success tells us more because artistic quality is subjective and influences success around the world

How is Maruyama Okyo’s interest in optics illustrated in his paintings?

it helped him explore how paintings could imitate human creation of space. “Pine Trees in Snow” shows the natural atmosphere is a realistic yet not traditional artistic way