About this title: 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 Burto, literary scholars who became enraptured by the Japanese art of the brush. Spanning more than a thousand years from the Nara period (710-794) through to the 19th century, the material includes sublime early sutras, or transcriptions of the Buddha's ...
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Description: Very Good. Former Library book. Great condition for a used book! Minimal wear. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Date Published: 2002-11-01
ISBN-13:9780300096897ISBN:0300096895
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Edition: Illustrated.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art New York
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780300096897ISBN:0300096895
Description: Fine in fine dust jacket. as new, gift quality. Glued binding. Paper over boards. 208 p. Contains: Illustrations. Metropolitan Museum of Art (Hardcover). Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Hardback
Publisher: Yale Univ Pr
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780300096897ISBN:0300096895
Description: New. This unusual book presents some fifty-eight Japanese works, almost all calligraphy, including sublime early sutras; a mandala that is perhaps the finest example of its kind in the West; seminal works by such renowned figures as MyÅ e, KÅ et... read more
Description: Good. 0300096895 Good condition. May have some markings & or shelfwear. All pages intact. Used items may not include extras such as infotrac, CD or other web access codes. read more
Description: Good. 0300096895 Good condition. May have some markings & or shelfwear. All pages intact. Used items may not include extras such as infotrac, CD or other web access codes. read more
Description: Japanese Calligraphy and Painting from the Sylvan Barnet and William Burto Collection. Numerous illustrations in color & in black & white. Small 4to, tan cloth, d.w. New York: Metropolitan Museum/Yale Univerity Pres, (2002). Fine. read more
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