Comparison between Japanese Classical Art and Modern Art

Although Japanese history is not as long as that of China and Europe, it has surpassed not only Europe, but also China. There has never been such a cultural interruption in Japanese history as burning books and burying Confucianism and the Middle Ages. In its foreign exchanges, the ocean has become a natural barrier to prevent foreign invasion, but it has become a way to help it learn overseas culture.

Looking at the distribution of Japanese cities, we can know how they studied China and European and American cultures in ancient and modern times. Nagasaki, Shimonoseki, Kagoshima and Kitakyushu. They are close to China and easy to accept China culture; Tokyo, Yokohama and Nagoya are all close to the outer Pacific Ocean, making it easy to accept new ideas. This is the difference between ancient Japanese art and modern art.

The ancient Japanese art, including the rope-patterned painted pottery of ancient China culture, and the later shogunate period, especially the art of heian period, were mainly influenced by China. As Japan was less affected by the war, it retained the traces of China culture. For example, there were buildings in China during the earliest Six Dynasties, and there were kimonos similar to Hanfu. After the Anshi Rebellion in the Tang Dynasty, Japan's road to learn from China was interrupted, but the next 300 years were also a period when Japan fully digested China culture and formed its own style. Japanese art has strong craftsmanship and practicality. It can be said that Japanese art is an artistic Japan, and artistic information is everywhere in the life of the whole nation. Generally speaking, Japanese art has the characteristics of mystery, seclusion and silence, full of natural feelings.

In modern times, it was influenced by European and American cultures. Like China, there is a movement to deny Chinese characters and Japanese characters, and to use Pinyin and Roman symbols, and there is also a one-sided tendency to overthrow Japanese southern paintings and make them more detailed. However, with the support of Okakura Tenjin and others, Japanese painting flourished again. But generally speaking, foreign new painting style and modernist movement are called the mainstream of the times. Modern art in Japan is very developed and even extends to traditional fields, such as calligraphy. The so-called modern calligraphy activities and exhibitions are in the forefront of China, so that they give other countries an impression that calligraphy is Japanese, which can be said to form an obstacle to the spread of calligraphy in China. At the same time, in oil painting and other aspects, he fully absorbed the techniques of extroverts, such as Fujishima Takeji and other painters.

Regarding the characteristics of Japanese art, we can refer to Mr. Liu's works. Such as History of Japanese Art.. Regrettably, Mr Lu Xiao died young. I admire him very much, and I have read his works again and again. My answer to your question was also written from memory. If you want to be rigorous, please refer to his works.