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Sunrise island
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Carella Alden |
Explains the origins of the tea ceremony, the costumes and equipment of the samurai, and the gardens, scrolls, wood blocks, and other art forms associated with Japan. |
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Elegant perfection
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Melissa McCormick |
"Twenty-six exquisite works of art from the esteemed collection of the Tokyo National Museum trace the religious and cultural history of Japan from ancient times through the nineteenth century"--Prov… |
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Arts Of Japan
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Sarah E. Thompson |
"The MFA's holdings of Japanese art make up the finest and most comprehensive collection outside of Japan. This overview features many of the collection's best-known and much-loved works, including r… |
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The Printer's Eye
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Julia Meech,David Waterhouse,Melissa M. Rinne,Laura W. Allen |
Featuring over 100 rare Japanese woodblock prints and thoughtful commentary, The Printer's eye paints a vibrant and fascinating picture of Japan's Uikoyo-e or "floating world."
Edwin Grabhorn (18… |
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Taishō chic
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Sharon Minichiello,Kendall H. Brown,Sharon A. Minichiello |
"Catalogue entries on popular songbooks, kimono, and decorative arts further investigate the potent relations between styles and ideologies imported from the West and those newly established as Japan… |
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The Lens Within the Heart
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Timon Screech |
"It has long been assumed that Japan's closed country policy meant that the country was isolated from the influence of the outside, and in particular, the western world.
However, this study of 18th … |
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Sex and the floating world
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Timon Screech |
"Sex and the Floating World offers and entirely new assessment of the genre of Japanese paintings and prints known as shunga. Shunga prints are unusual in that they are overtly about sex. The author … |
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Wabi Sabi
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Andrew Juniper |
Developed out of the aesthetic philosophy of cha-no-yu (the tea ceremony) in fifteenth-century Japan, wabi sabi is an aesthetic that finds beauty in things imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete.
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Festival in My Heart
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Bruno Peter Navasky |
A illustrated collection of poetry written by Japanese elementary school children that provides a portrait of an often mysterious and elusive culture. |
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Symbols of Japan
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Merrily C. Baird |
"Beginning with a brief but insightful explanation of the development of symbols throughout Japanese history, the book looks at thematic motifs encountered in both the classical fine arts and the app… |
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Ukiyo-e
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Tadashi Kobayashi |
Japanese woodblock prints, or ukiyo-e, occupy a singular position in the lexicon of world art. They enthralled such Western artists as Whistler, Manet, Degas, and van Gogh, and gave rise to a wave of… |
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