Post by jennifercyr on Mar 14, 2012 6:35:09 GMT 1
A temple here has hired a 25-year-old female painter in a bid to restore an art practice popular among feudal lords and religious institutions throughout 14th to 19th century Japan, which has vanished in modern times. Animal Paintings She was among approximately 30 people who responded to a posting by the Kyoto-based Myoshinji Taizoin Temple, which was looking for an "okakae-eshi" painter, Venice Paintings whose traditional job would have been to draw time-honored images, known as "fusuma-e," on sliding screens for the "Hojo" chamber of the temple. Murabayashi, Boats Paintings chosen for her strong ambitions and high level of drawing skills, will spend three years painting the 64 sliding screens at the Hojo chamber, which has been designated as an important cultural asset. Cheap Oil Paintings