Murakami, 62, is known for his bold contemporary art pieces that combine classic Japanese paintings with modern ... s versions of the wind and thunder gods were adapted from Tawaraya Sotatsu ...

Entirely self-taught, Ayako Rokkaku has been exciting the international art world with paintings created using her fingertips ...

For those unable to visit the Tokyo National Museum, where Iwasa Matabei’s famous 17th-century epic gold leaf painting ... God and Thunder God,” haunting deities are recast in contemporary ...

Yet, despite these notable amendments, it is a near-perfect copy of a painting designated a “National Treasure” by the Japanese ... God and Thunder God,” haunting deities are recast in ...