My brother has asked me -('cause I is a genius with this new Net thing) to identify a painting he came across in France, and additionally to translate the Japanese hieroglyphics contained within said pic. Tin-Eye was no help as it only linked to 4 expired Ebay-France pages. [more inside]
posted by Wrick on Aug 6, 2011 - 16 answers

Possible-longshot-filter: Can you identify the artist who made this painting? [more inside]
posted by a box and a stick and a string and a bear on Apr 9, 2011 - 4 answers

Is there an Asian practice of placing dots in the corner of paintings to show imperfection / humility? [more inside]
posted by reverend cuttle on May 7, 2010 - 15 answers

What Japanese art magazine is this? [more inside]
posted by pengale on Feb 16, 2009 - 5 answers

Where can I find (in a book or online) an image of Okada Saburosuke's painting "The Westering Sun"? I haven't been able to locate so much as a reference to it since seeing it in the Tokyo National Museum. Is there a more common English rendering of the title?
posted by Cucurbit on Jun 14, 2008 - 4 answers