Traces the history of Japanese painting, calligraphy, architecture, sculpture, and other arts from the prehistoric period to modern times.
This straightforwardly written and highly informative book is designed as an introductory history and guide to Japanese prints for the student and the beginning collector. Not limited to "ukiyo-e", it also discusses medieval Buddhist prints and the prints of the modern era, from…
"Crafts were central to daily life in early modern Japan. They were powerful carriers of knowledge, sociality, and identity, and how and from what materials they were made were matters of serious concern among all classes of society. In Craft Culture in Early Modern Japan, Chris…
"Crafts were central to daily life in early modern Japan. They were powerful carriers of knowledge, sociality, and identity, and how and from what materials they were made were matters of serious concern among all classes of society. In Craft Culture in Early Modern Japan, Chris…
Presents the history of Japan through twenty centuries--as seen and recorded by her artists. Paintings, sculpture, and graphics documenting the development of Japan from prehistoric times through the emergence of modern Japan.
Paintings, sculpture, and graphics documenting the development of Japan from prehistoric times through the emergence of modern Japan. The history of Japan through twenty centuries.