it is practiced.And last but certainly not least the Ego Period the period which brings us from the end of the Ashikaga period to the present. I find that Japanese art today is very flat and very symmetrical and balanced. For someone who likes order and balance in life would certainly go for this kind of art, very clear and crisp! Still today, the Shrines are being re-built the Ice Shines has be re-built sixty times, its amazing to keep up with something for that amount of time. But it still stands today. Just like Japanese Art, maybe it didnt make a huge impact on the world as a whole but it still survives today...