''Cock and bamboo'' painting by Ito Jakuchu displayed

''Cock and bamboo'' painting by Ito Jakuchu displayed

KYOTO, Japan - A Buddhist priest explains a "cock and bamboo" ink-and-wash painting by 18th-century Japanese painter Ito Jakuchu displayed to the press in Kyoto on Feb. 5, 2014.

Japanese painting turns into gold calendar

Japanese painting turns into gold calendar

TOKYO, Japan - American collector Joe Price unveils a calendar made of pure gold featuring a key work of the 18th Century painter Ito Jakuchu in Tokyo's Ginza district on Nov. 13, 2012.

Japanese painting turns into gold calendar

Japanese painting turns into gold calendar

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Nov. 13, 2012, in Tokyo's Ginza district shows a calendar made of pure gold featuring a key work of the 18th Century painter Ito Jakuchu.

Kyoto textile firm reproduces once-lost Jakuchu tapestry

Kyoto textile firm reproduces once-lost Jakuchu tapestry

Photo taken June 23, 2016, in Kyoto shows a tapestry created by Kawashima Selkon Textiles Co. based on a painting by the 18th-century Japanese painter Ito Jakuchu. The 3.5-meter long, 1.8-meter wide tapestry adorned the first float in the Gion Festival procession in Kyoto in July. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japan's Crown Prince Naruhito in France

Japan's Crown Prince Naruhito in France

Japan's Crown Prince Naruhito (L) looks at a work by Japanese painter Ito Jakuchu at the Petit Palais museum in Paris on Sept. 13, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Exhibition juxtaposes pop icons and traditional Japanese paintings

Exhibition juxtaposes pop icons and traditional Japanese paintings

A scroll piece featuring a bird by Ito Jakuchu (1716-1800) and virtual pop singer Hatsune Miku is on display in an exhibition in Kyoto on Sept. 13, 2017. The free exhibition titled "We will inherit Japan," scheduled to run through Sept. 25, features famous anime and manga characters as well as other Japanese pop culture icons depicted in the style of traditional Japanese painting. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo