Japanese Art and the Bear in WinterLee Jay WalkerModern Tokyo TimesSawako Utsumi, a contemporary Japanese artist from northern Japan, pays graceful homage to the great Meiji-era master Takeuchi Seihō (1864–1942). As the Kyoto City KYOCERA Museum of Art observes: “Takeuchi Seiho was the most influential painter in modern Japanese painting. The result is a contemplative work that respectfully echoes Seihō’s vision while expressing the enduring spirit of Japanese painting through a contemporary sensibility. https://moderntokyonews.com/?s=Art Past articles about ART via MODERN TOKYO NEWS (Modern Tokyo Times group)MODERN TOKYO TIMES – MODERN TOKYO NEWS – please check https://moderntokyonews.comPlease check Modern Tokyo News at https://moderntokyonews.com for articles going back over 12 years. Sadly, Modern Tokyo Times got hacked and lost 14 years of articles…https://fineartamerica.com/featured/japanese-bear-and-nature-sawako-utsumi.html Bear in the SnowModern Tokyo News is part of the Modern Tokyo Times grouphttp://moderntokyotimes.com Modern Tokyo Times – International News and Japan Newshttp://sawakoart.com – Sawako Utsumi’s website and Modern Tokyo Times artisthttps://moderntokyonews.com Modern Tokyo News – Tokyo News and International NewsPLEASE JOIN ON TWITTERhttps://twitter.com/MTT_News Modern Tokyo TimesPLEASE JOIN ON FACEBOOKhttps://www.facebook.com/moderntokyotimes