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Chinese art : a guide to motifs and visual imagery. Boston, US: Tuttle Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4629-0689-5. OCLC 893707208. Williams, Charles (2006). Chinese symbolism and art motifs : a comprehensive handbook on symbolism in Chinese art through the ages. New York: Tuttle Pub. ISBN 978-1-4629-0314-6. OCLC 782879753
(kept at Kagoshima City Museum of Art) oil on canvas; entered in the eighth Bunten exhibition in 1914; Wada Eisaku's friend Shibusawa Hideo ( 澁沢秀雄 ) , at the time a student at Tokyo Imperial University , served as model during a trip to Toi on the Izu Peninsula [ 17 ]
The Kagoshima prefectural government adopted a prefectural logo (シンボルマーク, lit. ' symbol mark ') on 16 March 1994. It is a stylized blue letter "K", with the top and bottom curves symbolizing winds and waves, respectively. The imagery is meant to express the dynamicity and progress of the prefecture. [2] [3]
The idea of expressing symbols and Chinese characters already a part of calligraphy was now extended to Han paper cut outs. Another art form was the Chinese paper folding . While it has its roots in the Han dynasty, later renditions would transform the art into origami , after Buddhist monks took paper to Japan.
Kagoshima Prefecture corresponds to the ancient Japanese provinces Ōsumi and Satsuma, including the northern part of the Ryukyu Islands (). [4] This region played a key role in the Meiji Restoration (Saigō Takamori), and the city of Kagoshima was an important naval base during Japan's 20th century wars and the home of admiral Tōgō Heihachirō.
Kagoshima City (鹿児島市, Kagoshima-shi, IPA: [kaɡoɕimaɕi]), is the capital city of Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 July 2024, the city had an estimated population of 583,966 in 285,992 households, and a population density of 1100 persons per km 2. [1] The total area of the city is 547.61 km 2 (211.43 sq mi).
Chinese art is visual art that originated in or is practiced in China, Greater China or by Chinese artists. Art created by Chinese residing outside of China can also be considered a part of Chinese art when it is based on or draws on Chinese culture , heritage, and history.
List of Chinese symbols, designs, and art motifs; N. Nine sons of the dragon; P. Portraits of Periodical Offering; Q. Qiqi (tilting vessel) R. Chinese ritual bronzes ...