| Japanese paintings started off taking their inspiration | | | | Woodblock style painting was also introduced shortly |
| from the Chinese. Today that still remains the case, | | | | during this time. |
| but women and landscapes are generally the most | | | | From the late 1800's through to the early 1900's, the |
| popular types of paintings available. | | | | Meiji period took place. Following on from where they |
| When it comes to Japanese interior decorating, | | | | left off, the paintings of this era were very western |
| paintings do tend to play a big part in it. Usually the | | | | in appearance. Paintings really started becoming more |
| paintings which the Japanese use in their homes are | | | | popular in this era too, with a number of painting |
| Chinese in style and they often can be fairly complex | | | | schools opening up and offering different styles of |
| and interesting to look at. It is all about attention to | | | | painting. In particular, paintings that utilized black ink |
| detail and Chinese paintings offer the Japanese | | | | were really popular and they were known as |
| exactly what they are looking for, with some | | | | 'Suibokuga' and it was taken from China with the |
| Japanese painters even preferring to paint in a | | | | influence of the Zen Buddhism. |
| Chinese style themselves. | | | | However, the Chinese black ink paintings were not |
| Japanese Paintings throughout the Years | | | | always appreciated by some of the Japanese. A man |
| When you look back at Japanese paintings | | | | named Kano Masanobu and his son Kano Motonobu, |
| throughout history, you will see that in the Muromachi | | | | planned to open up a Kano painting school which was |
| period, the paintings mainly told a deep story behind | | | | basically a protest against the Chinese black ink |
| them. It wasn't until the Momoyama period in the | | | | method. Both vibrant and bright colors were |
| 1500's to the early 1600's, that landscapes were | | | | introduced and they provided inspiration for Ukiyo-e |
| introduced. They were generally quite large and they | | | | designs. |
| were produced on large screens. | | | | Overall there have been many eras in which |
| Following on from that period, from the early 1600's | | | | Japanese paintings have taken their inspiration. These |
| right through until the 1800's, the Edo period took | | | | days, women, landscapes and famous places are the |
| place and that was when the paintings really started | | | | most popular style of paintings that the Japanese like |
| changing. They started to resemble holy mosaics and | | | | to have on their walls. |
| were more Western Medieval in appearance. | | | | |