They Hang Me in Tokyo: A Barbarian Artist's Life-Changing Journey to Master Nihonga, the Traditional Art of Japan

Enter the hidden world of Nihonga art in this one-of-a-kind memoir blending West and East.

Hidden deep in the heart of Tokyo, a small shop sells something hardly known to the outside world. A coveted permanent pigment infused with minerals and gemstones, this rare paint has been used for centuries by Nihonga masters and few others. Nihonga, a living tradition of Japanese painting known for its blend of naturalism and abstraction, fine, delicate lines, and ethereal beauty, is a world wrapped ...