Designing Nature
Designing Nature

Author: John T. Carpenter

Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 218

ISBN-13: 1588394719

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Exhibition of paintings, lacquerwork, ceramics, textiles, calligraphy, and other media all in the Rinpa style from 1600 to the present day.

Netsuke Masks
Netsuke Masks

Author: Raymond Bushell

Publisher: Weatherhill, Incorporated

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 206

ISBN-13: 9780834803411

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Netsuke are small toggles or buckles carved from wood or ivory. The Japanese in the seventeenth century used them to fasten pouches to their kimono belt, since kimonos had no pockets. This lavishly illustrated book takes the reader on an exciting tour of one type of netsuke—those carved to look like the masks used by stage actors.

Christianity in Asia
Christianity in Asia

Author: Pedro de Moura Carvalho

Publisher:

Published: 2016

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9789810996857

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"This book is published in conjunction with the exhibition, Christianity in Asia: sacred art and visual splendour, presented at the Asian Civilisations Museum, Singapore, from 27 May to 11 September 2016"--Title page verso.

Encounters
Encounters

Author: Anna Jackson

Publisher: Victoria & Albert Museum

Published: 2004-09

Total Pages: 416

ISBN-13:

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Published to accompany an exhibition held at the V & A, 23 September - 5 December 2004.

Japonisme in Britain
Japonisme in Britain

Author: Ayako Ono

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-11-05

Total Pages: 273

ISBN-13: 1136625038

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Japan held a profound fascination for western artists in the latter half of the nineteenth century and the influence of Japonisme on western art was pervasive. Paradoxically, just as western artists were beginning to find inspiration in Japan and Japanese art, Japan was opening to the western world and beginning a process of thorough modernisation, some have said westernisation. The mastery of western art was included in the programme. This book examines the nineteenth century art world against this background and explores Japanese influences on four artists working in Britain in particular: the American James McNeill Whistler, the Australian Mortimer Menpes, and the 'Glasgow boys' George Henry and Edward Atkinson Hornel. Japonisme in Britian is richly illustrated throughout.

Shishi and Other Netsuke
Shishi and Other Netsuke

Author: Rosemary Bandini

Publisher: Hotei Publishing

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780953573301

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Long-time collector Harriet Szechenyi concentrated on collecting netsuke of animals and celestial beings. A considerable part of the collection consists of so-called shishi (lion dogs). These beautiful miniature art objects have been described at length by Rosemary Bandini. beautiful Japanese art form. The appendix contains pictures of the signatures found on the netsuke, a very useful guide to the collector.