Unquestionably one of the world's greatest literary masterpieces and the finest achievement of classical Japanese prose narrative, the Tale of Genji has provided endless inspiration for Japanese painters through the centuries. Widely held to be the first novel, its story of the amorous adventures of the 'shining prince' Genji and of the elaborate ...
The Mary Griggs Burke Collection of Japanese art is recognized as one of the most significant collections in private hands. This catalogue presents 168 of these masterpieces, dating from the protoliterate era (c.10000 BC) to the Edo period (1615-1868).
The catalogue of an exhibition of Japanese illustrated books and handscrolls from the New York Public Library's Spencer Collection and woodprints from the Prints and Drawings Collection, held from January to March 1986.
This is the first exhibition in America drawn exclusively from the outstanding collection of the Gotoh Museum in Tokyo. It comprises 19 paintings and calligraphies, 23 sword blades from the Kamakura period.
Japan's Momoyama period (1573-1615) was brief but dramatic, witnessing the struggles of a handful of ambitious warlords for control of the long-splintered country and then the emergence of a united Japan. It was an era of dynamic cultural development as well, for the daimyos commissioned innovative artworks to proclaim their newly acquired power. ...
This volume of ten papers was published on the occasion of the international symposium "The Arts of Japan" held on April 29-30, 2000, at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Calligraphy is often regarded as the purest manifestation of an artist's inner character and level of cultivation, as well as the expression of his soul, thoughts and feelings. This volume presents some 58 Japanese works, almost all calligraphy, from the collection formed over the last 40 years of the 20th century by Sylvan Barnet and William ...
The arts of Japan have been inextricably linked with nature, whether through traditional themes of seasonal change or through objects whose shape, materials, or decorative elements evoke natural motifs. This book provides an overview of the history of Japanese paintings of nature, demonstrating not only the importance of seasonal imagery but also ...
Description: Introductory essay and commentaries by Miyeko Murase. NY: George Braziller, (1990). First edition. Cloth covered boards. 4to, 232 pages, Thirty-seven screens are represented with full color illustrations. Many of the color illustrations are full page or fold out. The spine is slightly turned, otherwise near fine in a rumpled publisher's shipping case. Hardcover. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Japan House Gallery
Date Published: 1978
Description: Very Good. This is a folder that contains three items: one typed invitation sheet, a 4-page Press Release, and the 23-page typed exibition catalogue (no illustrations). The folder has acknowledgements printed on the inside, an image on the cover (Hatsukaze Murasame), and a list of the Friends of Japan House Gallery on the rear cover. read more
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Japan at the Dawn of the Modern Age: Woodblock Prints from the Meiji Era
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Professor Donald Keene, Anne Nishimura Morse, Louise E Virgin
