The best time to see Ito Jakuchu's work was back in 2000 or 2006, when there were two major exhibitions that aimed to re-evaluate the underappreciated 18th-century Kyoto painter. Now that ...

Most of the time, the vibrant animals of Ito Jakuchu’s realm live in darkness. The charged landscapes by Katsushika Hokusai do, as well. Like the cherry blossoms, their time in the limelight is brief, ...

Within the protective dimness of the display space at the National Gallery of Art, the Japanese bird-and-flower paintings of Ito Jakuchu achieve a transcendent luminosity. Even if Asian screen art is ...

The cherry blossoms may have faded, but there’s still time to enjoy another gift from Japan currently on view in Washington–“Colorful Realm: Japanese Bird-and-Flower Paintings” by Itõ Jakuchu, which ...

The Suntory Museum of Art is commemorating the upcoming 300th year since the birth of two early modern Japanese painters — Ito Jakuchu and Yosa Buson — both of whom were born in 1716. Jakuchu became ...

WASHINGTONWASHINGTON — A 30-scroll set of nature paintings from the 1700s that’s owned by Japan’s royal family and considered a cultural treasure is being shown in its entirety for the first time ...

Active in Kyoto during one of the city's most prosperous periods, mid-Edo era master Ito Jakuchu (1716-1800) is known for expressing traditional themes such as animals and flowers with an experimental ...

Following the procedure of the physician of his day inspecting a patient, the Buddha makes four statements concerning the case of man. These are the so-called “Four Noble Truths” which constitute the ...

WASHINGTON – A 30-scroll set of nature paintings from the 1700s that’s owned by Japan’s royal family and considered a cultural treasure is being shown in its entirety for the first time outside of the ...

Both born in 1716, a year that also saw the passing of Rinpa school innovator Ogata Korin, Kyoto-based painters Ito Jakuchu and Yosa Buson came to make indelible marks on Japanese art history in the ...