
Turning Point
Oribe and the Arts of Sixteenth-Century Japan
Miyeko Murase(Editor)
Yale University Press
Published on 11. October 2003
Book
Hardback
356 pages
978-0-300-10195-9 (ISBN)
Description
Japan's Momoyama period (1573-1615) was brief but dramatic, witnessing the struggles of a handful of ambitious warlords for control of the long-splintered country and then the emergence of a united Japan. It was an era of dynamic cultural development as well, for the daimyos commissioned innovative artworks to proclaim their newly acquired power. One such art was a ceramic ware known as Oribe, which, appearing mysteriously and suddenly, rose to prominence for use in the tea ceremony. Boldly painted and displaying playful new shapes, these dashing wares matched the extroverted world of the warlords. Similar stylistic and technical inventiveness characterized painting, lacquerware and textiles of the period. In this volume, 11 essays by leading scholars and about 200 catalogue entries present outstanding examples of all these extraordinary works and examine the social and cultural contexts in which they were created.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
40 illustrations, 260 colour pl
Dimensions
Height: 279 mm
Width: 240 mm
Thickness: 32 mm
Weight
2094 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-300-10195-9 (9780300101959)
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Miyeko Murase is Special Consultant for Japanese Art at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.