Japanese Art
Museums
See Also: Anime, Ethnic and Regional
Japanese Art Prints and Posters
The largest selection of Japanese art prints and posters at the lowest prices plus thousands of custom framing and mounting options.
Resources
WebMuseum: Japanese Art and Architecture
Works of art produced in Japan from around the 10th millennium BC, to the present.
Art History Resources on the Web
List of links to Japanese art resources on the web.
Japanese Art and Western influence
Objects of Japanese art and craft that were made with influence of Western culture.
Michi Online
Magazine, links, and resources for everyone interested in Japanese arts, culture, and meditation, from aikido to Zen.
Ukiyo-e
Pictures of the floating world, several galleries, a FAQ and extensive links.
Wikipedia: Japanese Art
Includes the history of Japanese art, performing arts, artists and more.
Museums and Exhibits
Japanese American National Museum
Features an online collection with selected highlights from the permanent collection of more than 60,000 artifacts, documents, and photographs.
The Virtual Museum of Japanese Arts
Museum of traditional Japanese arts, includes fine arts, crafts, performing arts, martial arts, and more.
Tokyo National Museum
Art objects, historical documents, and archaeological objects of Japan as well as East Asia and other parts of Asia.
Kyoto National Museum
Ceramics, sculpture, paintings, calligraphy, metalwork, more. The masterworks section contains both good enlargements and good explanatory text.
Asia Society
Virtual exhibition of more than 25 objects in the collection.
Freer and Sackler Galleries
Japanese collection of over 11,000 objects ranging from 2,500 B.C.E. to present, primarily 8th -19th century.
Artists
Art-Kato.com
Unique, highly detailed oil paintings by Japanese artist Fumihiro Kato. Florals, butterflies, landscapes and more. Orginals and prints available.
Saiga
Graceful Japanese calligraphy and traditional crafts including sensu, folding fan, oshie, and others.
Shodo Art Gallery
Modern Japanese Calligraphy by Nadja Van Ghelue, its beauty and spiritual power. Woman artist shows contemporary inspirational art inspired by Buddhism and Zen.
Sumi-e Society Midwest
Japanese and Chinese brush painting.
Joseph Wu's Origami Page
The art of paper folding. Comprehensive collection of origami materials, instructions, and resources.
