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(★)´AE-0003´es mismo libro. (The richly creative prehistoric period in Japanese art, extending from the third millennium B.C. into the seventh century A.D., set the pattern for many of Japan´s most distinctive cultural and artistic traits, which have persisted down to the present. At the same time, the grace and vigor of Japan´s earliest art give it intrinsic aesthetic value. The Jomon culture, centered in eastern and northern Japan, produced the earliest remaining art. The lively imagination and creativity revealed in its hand-modeled earthenware vessels and ritualistic figurines give them a sophistication and an appeal rare in primitive art. The subsequent Yayoi period, when artistic activity centered in western Japan, produced a more delicate and sedate wheel-made pottery as well as elaborately embossed metal bells, mirrors, and ceremonial weapons. The final period of prehistoric Japanese art was characterized by huge tumuli and stone burial chambers--many with wall paintings and carvings--concentrated chiefly in the Kyoto-Nara region. Among the most distinctive achievements of this period are the charming ´haniwa´ burial fihures, ranging from boats and houses to horses and warriors in full battle regalia. Abundantly illustrated with 32 photographs in full color and 172 in monochrome, this volume by a leading Japanese cultural historian recounts and interprets the beginnings and early development of Japanese art in the light of the latest archaeological findings. Both the overall historical progression and the distinctive regional variations are analyzed, and the reader is thereby provided with a revealing survey of Japanese art in its earliest manifestations.) |
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