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The stimulus of Western art forms returned sculpture to the Japanese art scene and introduced the plaster cast, outdoor heroic sculpture, and the school of Paris concept of sculpture as an "art form". Such ideas adopted in Japan during the late 19th century, together with the return of state patronage, rejuvenated sculpture.
The works of Isamu Noguchi, for example, were heavily influenced by the haniwa. [9] [10] They have been accepted as "Pure Art", according to Time magazine. [11] Beyond simple appreciation as artistic sculptures, modern popular culture has, in some cases, portrayed the haniwa as containing a sentient entity and not just as a simple empty sculpture.
Stylistically, the sculptures were influenced by the high Tang style, showing fuller body modelling, more natural drapery and a greater sense of movement. Representative examples of Nara period sculpture include the Great Buddha and the Four Heavenly Kings at Tōdai-ji, or the Eight Legions at Kōfuku-ji. [4]
The great age of Japanese Buddhist sculpture, AD 600–1300 (illustrated ed.). Kimbell Art Museum. ISBN 0-912804-07-6. Archived from the original on May 6, 2021; Noma, Seiroku (2003). The Arts of Japan: Ancient and medieval. Vol. 1 (illustrated ed.). Kodansha International. ISBN 4-7700-2977-2.
Japanese women sculptors (12 P) N. Netsuke-shi (10 P) Pages in category "Japanese sculptors" The following 62 pages are in this category, out of 62 total.
Other important examples are Yamakawa Futaba and Niijima Yae, who become symbols of the struggle for Japanese women's rights. Some of the onna-musha have become symbolic of a city or prefecture. Ii Naotora and Tachibana Ginchiyo are often celebrated at the Hamamatsu and Yanagawa festivals respectively.
Pages in category "Sculptures of women in Japan" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. ... Reconciliation (Josefina de Vasconcellos sculpture) V ...
Bidou Yamaguchi (山口 毘堂, Yamaguchi Bidō), a master Noh mask carver in the Hōshō tradition, was born Yamaguchi Hiroki on February 28, 1970, in Fukuoka, Fukuoka, on the island of Kyūshū in Japan. As an outstanding figure in the younger generation, Bidou illustrates how this ancient Japanese art is being both perpetuated and renewed.