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