Kazari
Decoration and Display in Japan - 15th-19th Centuries
Tsuji Nobuo(Author)
Nicole Rousmaniere(Editor)
British Museum Press
Published in October 2002
Book
Paperback/Softback
304 pages
978-0-7141-2636-4 (ISBN)
Description
The Japanese term kazari, which has been defined by the scholar and pioneer of kazari studies Tsuji Nobuo as the 'will to decorate', is used to suggest the process that transforms the ordinary object into something extraordinary. It refers not only to the object but to its use in context as well. It can be understood as the act of viewing, using or adorning an object. Kazari evokes a sensory experience that is subsumed through the active participation of imagination or memory. This sumptuous catalogue will show how this dynamic works in six specific Japanese artistic and social contexts: the Shogunal taste of the 15th-16th centuries; the taste of the newly emerged military elite and wealthy merchant culture c. 1580-1640; merchant tastes in the Kyoto area in the late 17th-18th century; the floating world in the later Edo period, late 18th-19th centuries, and finally the spectacle of festival processions. With contributions by leading scholars in the field, the book will make a significant contribution to the appreciation and understanding of traditional Japanese arts. A selection of remarkable and often unexpected objects from major collections in Britain, Japan and the United State
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Illustrations
300 illustrations, 250 in colour
Dimensions
Height: 276 mm
Width: 229 mm
Weight
1320 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7141-2636-4 (9780714126364)
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Persons
Dr Nicole Coolidge Rousmaniere is Director of the Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures, Norwich and London.
Content
Design Concepts in the Japanese Arts: Nicole Coolidge Rousmaniere Kazari: Tsuji Nobuo 1 China in Japan: The Shogun's Court (15th-16th centuries) 2 Swagger of the New Elites (early 17th century) 3 Kyoto Merchant Style (late 17th-18th century) 4 Samurai Women's Kazari (18th century) 5 The Floating World on Display (late 18th-19th centuries) 6 Spectacular Festivals (17th-19th centuries) Chronology Glossary of Japanese terms Bibliography Index