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Heibonsha survey of Japanese art volume 12
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English
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Traces the background, development and cultural significance of ink painting in Japan during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries.
The present book, abundantly illustrated with more than 180 photographs, of which 24 are in full color, traces the development of ink painting in Japan within the context of the country's emergence from the cultural influence of China some five centuries ago. In describing this transition, the author draws from the rich...
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Heibonsha survey of Japanese art volume 22
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English
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Ukiyo-e is a genre of Japanese art which flourished from the 17th through 19th centuries. Its artists produced woodblock prints and paintings of such subjects as female beauties; kabuki actors and sumo wrestlers; scenes from history and folk tales; travel scenes and landscapes; flora and fauna; and erotica. The term ukiyo-e translates as "picture[s] of the floating world". Edo (modern Tokyo) became the seat of government for the military dictatorship...
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