| Kara-e refers to the style imported from China, and Yamato-e, the style developed in Japan. |
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| In contrast to the reverse perspective of Yamato-e, Renaissance methods simulated nature, as the eye would see it. |
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| Raigo paintings on the wooden doors of the Ho-o-do are an early example of Yamato-e, Japanese-style painting, because they contain representations of the scenery around Kyoto. |
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| The colours are bright and flat, thick pigments applied to paper, that create stunning decorative effects, in keeping with the Yamato-e native tradition. |
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| About 25 paintings done in Yamato-e style, which she had brought for her solo exhibition at the gallery, gave an interesting insight into the Japanese culture. |
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| As a counterpoint to the latter, mountains rise in tiers against a hirameji ground, suggesting twilit distances in the manner of landscapes in Yamato-e style paintings. |
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