The Art and Architecture of Japan
The Art and Architecture of Japan

Author: Robert Treat Paine

Publisher: Yale University Press

Published: 1981-01-01

Total Pages: 530

ISBN-13: 9780300053333

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Once slighted as mere copying from China, the arts of Japan are now seen as a unique alternation of advances and withdrawals. At times the islanders produced Chinese-style works of great beauty, unmatched on the continent. When they chose to be independent, their art differs at every level. Sculpture, and even more painting, are concrete, sensuous, and emotional, speaking directly to all.

The Prints of Isoda Koryūsai
The Prints of Isoda Koryūsai

Author: Allen Hockley

Publisher: University of Washington Press

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 340

ISBN-13: 9780295983011

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He may very well be the most productive artist of the eighteenth century. Refuting outmoded paradigms of connoisseurship and challenging the assumptions of conventional print scholarship, Allen Hockley elevates this important figure from the status of a minor Edo-period artist. He argues that Koryusai excelled by the most significant measure -- he was a highly successful creator of popular commodities. Employing an "active audience" model, Hockley reshapes the study of ukiyo-e as a.

A Collector's Guide to Books on Japan in English
A Collector's Guide to Books on Japan in English

Author: Jozef Rogala

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2012-10-12

Total Pages: 306

ISBN-13: 1136639233

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Provides an invaluable and very accessible addition to existing biographic sources and references, not least because of the supporting biographies of major writers and the historical and cultural notes provided.

Grove Encyclopedia of Islamic Art & Architecture: Three-Volume Set
Grove Encyclopedia of Islamic Art & Architecture: Three-Volume Set

Author: Jonathan Bloom

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2009-05-14

Total Pages: 1697

ISBN-13: 019530991X

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The Grove Encyclopedia of Islamic Art and Architecture is the most comprehensive reference work in this complex and diverse area of art history. Built on the acclaimed scholarship of the Grove Dictionary of Art, this work offers over 1,600 up-to-date entries on Islamic art and architecture ranging from the Middle East to Central and South Asia, Africa, and Europe and spans over a thousand years of history. Recent changes in Islamic art in areas such as Afghanistan, Iran, and Iraq are elucidated here by distinguished scholars. Entries provide in-depth art historical and cultural information about dynasties, art forms, artists, architecture, rulers, monuments, archaeological sites and stylistic developments. In addition, over 500 illustrations of sculpture, mosaic, painting, ceramics, architecture, metalwork and calligraphy illuminate the rich artistic tradition of the Islamic world. With the fundamental understanding that Islamic art is not limited to a particular region, or to a defined period of time, The Grove Encyclopedia of Islamic Art and Architecture offers pathways into Islamic culture through its art.