Steeping in Japanese Paint
I have never heard of Utamaro, Hokusai or Hiroshige, grand masters of Japanese Art, but definitely I have seen their paintings before. Its the quintessential depiction of Japanese art and rarely has it been possible to see them all in one place, so I am lucky that I managed to catch it at the Fukuoka City Museum with Kouji-san and Eiko-san.
One of the exhibits was entitled "36 Views of Mount Fuji", and another was "A walking journey from Tokyo to Kyoto". Its amazing,the artwork is meticulous and yet simple but because I cannot take photos inside, it is better if you guys KLIK here
But the exhibits outside are definitely photographable (if there ever was such a word)
These are Hakata dolls, of which Fukuoka is particularly famous for.
posted by Flowing Water at 11:20 PM
2 Comments:
Isn't Hakata the name of a part of the city of Fukuoka?
Yes, but Hakata and Fukuoka used to be seperate cities. When they merged, people still call the central downtown area Hakata. Even the ramen is Hakata ramen and not Fukuoka Ramen, and the dialect is Hakata-ben, not Fukuoka-ben. Shows something yea. heh. Oh yea, even the main railway station&s name is Hakata and not Fukuoka
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