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(★)(The Heibonsha Survey of Japanese Art)(Both an introduction to Japanese art and an overview of its rich history, this volume serves two major purposes : to survey the development of Japanese art from its primitive beginnings down to the nineteenth century and to interpret significant aspects of its splendid and often unique achievements. ´Major Themes in Japanese Art´ covers the entire sweep of the nation´s artistic tradition, with special emphasis on its major forms --architecture, sculpture, and painting. The discussion ranges from the astonishingly ´modern´ creations of prehistoric potters to the sculptural and architectural masterpieces of ancient and medieval times, the magnificent screen paintings of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, and the sophisticated woodblock prints of nineteenth-century Edo. In addition to elucidating the major themes in Japanese art and how they changed and developed through the centuries, the author draws attention to the constant interplay of foreign influences and indigenous character in the arts, tracing major motifs back to their original models and comparing these motifs with their counterparts in continental Asia, the Middle East, and even Europe. The presentation of Japan´s long and brilliant artistic heritage in a single volume is necessarily concise, but every representative trend, style, and school is ably covered by the supple and informative text and the abundant selection of illustrations, including 42 in full color and 133 in black and white. The book is both an enlightening introduction to Japanese art in all its colorful diversity and an inviting prologue to the more detailed studies of specific periods, media, and genres in other volumes of this series. ◆Itsuji Yoshikawa is a specialist in medieval European art as well as a scholar of the art of his native Japan. He is therefore admirably qualified to consider Japanese art from a cosmopolitan point of view, as he does in this book. Formerly professor of art history at Tokyo University, he now pursues his teaching career at Tokai University.) |
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