The Secrets of Creativity: Nihonga Materials and Methods in the Sketches of Shoen, Shoko, and Atsushi Uemura

Shouhaku Art Museum

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The completion of a single work by Nihonga painters Shoen Uemura, Shoko Uemura, and Atsushi Uemura requires an extraordinary amount of time, with the artists producing a great number of sketches and drafts. Discover the easily overlooked details of how these painters have brought together the beautiful worlds of their works.

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