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a.s.
Valinor
Mar 5 2007, 10:52pm
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First, I should point out I know absolutely nothing about the subject of Japanese art (or any art, for that matter!) just in case someone might ask me a question!! Better to confess up front than look foolish after, or so they say...
Anyway, I don't know if Tolkien was directly influenced by Japanese art, but it might be that some of the artists he was influenced by did find some of their techniques in Japanese art. Although somewhere in the Hammond and Scull book they mention the Japanese prints he bought for his room as an undergraduate.
An article in Touchstone (which I can only access in its cached form, so hopefully this link will work. If not, search "touchstone tolkien art" in Google and click on the "cached" page). It seems Japanese art technique was quite influential with both Rackham and Kay Neilson (who illustrated a fairy-tale book Tolkien had access to: East of Sun, West of Moon), who both influenced Tolkien.
a.s.
"an seileachan"
Everybody's wondering what and where they all came from.
Everybody's worried 'bout where they're gonna go when the whole thing's done.
No one knows for certain, and so it's all the same to me:
I think I'll just let the mystery be.
~~~~Iris DeMent
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**JRRT: Artist & Illustrator. The Hobbit, Part II – Elven Halls**
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squire
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Feb 21 2007, 1:47pm
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Elvenking's Hall and Nargothrond
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drogo
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Feb 21 2007, 6:54pm
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chez Thranduil
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Wynnie
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Feb 21 2007, 8:08pm
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It is again difficult to tell apart the First Age from the Third
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Beren IV
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Feb 22 2007, 1:29am
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Notice the contrast with the pictures of Mirkwood and Fangorn.
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Curious
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Feb 22 2007, 12:03pm
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Different perspectives
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Atlas
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Feb 22 2007, 1:21pm
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Nice to see you here again. (nt)
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N.E. Brigand
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Feb 22 2007, 4:30pm
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Thanks. (nt)
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Atlas
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Feb 23 2007, 5:35am
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Tolkien does like "round", doesn't he
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dernwyn
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Feb 23 2007, 4:36pm
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The final image
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linkin-artelf
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Mar 5 2007, 5:12am
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I've read that European art of the late 1800s
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GaladrielTX
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Mar 5 2007, 2:01pm
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possible Japanese influence
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a.s.
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Mar 5 2007, 10:52pm
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The link worked, thanks, a.s.
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linkin-artelf
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Mar 8 2007, 6:54am
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He bought some Japanese prints c. 1911.
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N.E. Brigand
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Mar 8 2007, 7:01am
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