Unique Perspectives in Japanese Paintings

Japanese paintings have the ability to represent the world in wholly unique ways. In this three-and-a-half-minute video, Anne Nishimura Morse, William and Helen Pounds Senior Curator of Japanese Art, introduces two kinds of paintings—one on silk and one on paper—as well as a folding screen. Hear about the dynamic techniques Japanese artists used and the different ways of looking at these works of art.