Higashiyama

American

[hee-gah-shee-yah-muh, hee-gah-shee-yah-mah] / hiˌgɑ ʃiˈyɑ mə, hiˈgɑ ʃiˈyɑ mɑ /

adjective

of or relating to the period of Japanese art history, especially during the second half of the 15th century, influenced by Zen Buddhism and characterized by architectural simplicity and monochrome painting.

Etymology

Origin of Higashiyama

After a section of Kyoto, where the shogun Ashikaga Yoshimasa (reigned 1436–90) spent his last years

Example Sentences

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"From a legal standpoint, I don't think we have the authority to do that," Higashiyama says.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2024

"We are thinking of doing that indefinitely," Higashiyama says.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2024

When he found out what Kitagawa had done, he felt as though he had lost everything, Higashiyama recalled.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 7, 2023

Fujishima named Noriyuki Higashiyama, a former member of the hit 1980s boy-band Shonentai, as the new head of the agency.

From Reuters • Sep. 7, 2023

Books on art also were inspired by the Higashiyama craze for choice specimens of painting, porcelain, and lacquer.

From A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era by Brinkley, F. (Frank)

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