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作成日:2010/09/05 02:45:01 JST最終更新日:2019/08/20 02:57:13 JST
RUBRO ARTE ETCETERA
TITULO Sculpture of the Kamakura Period (No.11)(★)
AUTOR Hisashi Mori
EDITORIAL Weatherhill
ISBN 0-8348-1017-4
IDIOMA INGLES
CODIGO INTERNO AE-0011
NOTA (★)(Japanese sculpture, under the inspiration of Buddhism, had already reached heights of excellence in the seventh century, but it attained a new and final peak of greatness in the Kamakura period [1185-1336], which marked the beginning of Japan´s long feudal age. Two major developments were responsible for this artistic achievement : the spread of Buddhism among the common people and the rise of the military class to political power. The popularization of Buddhism called for a religious imagery far more realistic than that of earlier days, when the religion was almost solely the province of the imperial court and the aristocracy. At the same time, the military rulers, through their patronage, infused the arts with new life. Sculpture, in particular, came to express the spirit of the Kamakura age, displaying an originality, a realism, and a dramatic vigor that set it apart from the sculpture of all other periods. Portrait sculpture, reflecting the realistic outlook of the time, was perhaps the most striking innovation of the Kamakura artists. This expertly written book, lavishly supplied with 21 illustrations in full color and 146 in black and white, is the first in English to cover the full range of Kamakura scuptural art. By giving generous attention to the historical and social background from which this art emerged, it effectively highlights the artists themselves and the masterpieces they created. Here, in the context of their times, are such titans of Japanese sculpture as Kokei, his son Unkei [often called the Michelangelo of Japan], and his pupil Kaikei --men who produced an astonishing number of superlative works like the gigantic Benevolent Kings at the Todai-ji, in Nara ; the majestic Amida triad at the Joraku-ji, in Kanagawa Prefecture ; and the stunningly lifelike portrait statues of Buddhist priests and saints at another Nara temple, the Kofuku-ji. As a guide to aesthetic appreciation, the book is invaluable, for it discusses not only the motivations and intentions of the artists but also their sculptural styles and techniques. It has the additional virtue of offering new revelations and insights gained from scholarly research. In a word, it is both a thoroughgoing and an imaginative study of one of the most vigorous phases of Japanese art. ◆Hisashi Mori [b.1916] graduated from the College of Fine Arts at Kyoto University in 1941. After a period of employment at the Kyoto National Museum, he joined the faculty of Kobe University, where he is presently professor of arts. He is a leading authority on the Buddhist sculpture of Japan and has published a number of works in his field, including a historical study and a study of the Kamakura-period sculptor Kaikei.)

   

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