Saturday, February 6, 2010

Japan Art

Japan Art

Apart from the world famous Japanese Ceramics and Potteries, Japan Art also encompasses a vast varieties of art styles including wooden and bronze sculptures, ink painting on silk and paper, Japan Anime (cartoons), and many other forms of folk music and architecture. Japan has a pretty long history and civilization dating back to centuries and along with it comes its myriads of art in tons of forms on hundreds of media.
Most of the early age Japan Art is associated with Buddhism; however, later on, starting from early ninth century, Japan started evolving its own art and developed indigenous forms of traditional Japanese Art and Paintings. Until a pretty long period, Japanese used to write with brushes instead of using pens and that is why, Japan has always been a leading nation in developing unique and aesthetic paintings. Woodblock prints, sculptures and Japanese Pottery remain as the most popular forms of Art in Japan. NAPCO Ceramic is a classic example of Japan Art. Nowadays, Japan being the second largest economy of the world, you can also find various modern forms of arts in Japan.
Japan Art