Japanese Literati Painters and Longing for Chinese Culture

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  • 日本文人画と中国憧憬
  • ニホン ブンジンガ ト チュウゴク ショウケイ

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In order to understand the secret of birth on Japanese literati paintings, we must get to know the essential character of Japanese culture Okakura Tenshin pointed out in "The Ideals of the East with Special Reference to the Art of Japan". We must not look at the surface. It is extremely significant point whenever we think about Japanese culture. In the case of Japanese literati paintings, it is much more important point. It is because Japanese literati paintings are much connected with Chinese paintings and the fundamental style is influenced by Chinese paintings. And it is because Japanese literati painters excessively longed for Chinese culture. I emphasized the significance of longing for Chinese culture when Japanese literati paintings came out from the viewpoint of master of Chinese illustrated book like "The Mustard Seeds Garden" and Chinese phonetic study Ogyu Sorai made much of.

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