Sunday, 5 June 2016

Tokyo Imperial gardens and the Museum of Modern Art

PKijiro Ota Rice planting 1883-1951
 My favourite painting

Just had a massage and the girl worked me over well and truly. My legs feel so light now but oh, the pain when she worked on my calves and my shoulders. Lots of hot towels too so feel very relaxed.
Visited the Imperial Gardens and the National Museum of Modern Art. Saw some beautiful art especially magnificent screens and a few coloured woodblocks. I kept thinking about the artist in a book I read before coming to Japan because some of the art was post war and he had been a famous Japanese artist over the pre and post war period and had broken from painting tradional methods. We were impressed by the influence of European styles/tecniques with Japanese interpretation..
  Painting on silk

Tomorrow we will go to the Sky Tree Tower and a tour around .
We are now back at the flat relaxing. Almost time for Plum wine.

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