Literati Modern
Bunjinga from Late Edo to Twentieth-Century Japan
Will be published approx. on 27. October 2008
Book
Hardback
368 pages
978-0-937426-84-5 (ISBN)
Description
Literati painting, or bunjinga, flourished in Japan after its early 18th-century introduction from China. This book magnificently illustrates and examines an important collection of literati and shin nanga artworks, including outstanding examples of paintings, calligraphy, and ceramics.
Reviews / Votes
"Visually stunning and intellectually riveting.. the catalogue elucidate[s] the intimate social and stylistic relations between classic Bunjinga and other contemporary schools such as Rinpa and Nihonga, as well as the historical, theoretical, and ideological connections with Modernism and with increased interest in individuality as an artistic and a social (if not political) value."(CAA Reviews) "A solid contribution to the later history of Japanese art. Highly recommended."
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Honolulu
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
With dust jacket
Illustrations
584 illus., 209 in color
Dimensions
Height: 313 mm
Width: 241 mm
Thickness: 35 mm
Weight
2315 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-937426-84-5 (9780937426845)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Paul Berry is an independent scholar specializing in Japanese painting. Michiyo Morioka is an independent scholar of Japanese art with expertise in nihonga and gender issues in modern Japanese art.
Content
Foreword / Stephen Little
Thoughts on the Terry Welch Collection / Uchiyama Takeo
Collector's View: East of the Moon / Terry Welch
Artists in the Exhibition
The Meeting of Chinese and Japanese Literati: Hu Gongshou, Yasuda Rozan, and the Controversy over National Style / Paul Berry
The Transformation of Japanese Literati Painting in the Twentieth Century / Michiyo Morioka
Catalogue
-- Literary Pursuits
-- Landscapes
-- Plants and Animals
-- Figures
Appendices
-- Biographies of the Artists
-- Seals: Art of the Microcosm / Paul Berry
-- Signatures and Seals
Authors' Acknowledgments / Paul Berry and Michiyo Morioka
Selected Bibliography
Index
Thoughts on the Terry Welch Collection / Uchiyama Takeo
Collector's View: East of the Moon / Terry Welch
Artists in the Exhibition
The Meeting of Chinese and Japanese Literati: Hu Gongshou, Yasuda Rozan, and the Controversy over National Style / Paul Berry
The Transformation of Japanese Literati Painting in the Twentieth Century / Michiyo Morioka
Catalogue
-- Literary Pursuits
-- Landscapes
-- Plants and Animals
-- Figures
Appendices
-- Biographies of the Artists
-- Seals: Art of the Microcosm / Paul Berry
-- Signatures and Seals
Authors' Acknowledgments / Paul Berry and Michiyo Morioka
Selected Bibliography
Index