Designing Nature

Designing Nature
Author: John T. Carpenter
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Total Pages: 218
Release: 2012
Genre: Art, Japanese
ISBN: 1588394719

Exhibition of paintings, lacquerwork, ceramics, textiles, calligraphy, and other media all in the Rinpa style from 1600 to the present day.

Netsuke Masks

Netsuke Masks
Author: Raymond Bushell
Publisher: Weatherhill, Incorporated
Total Pages: 206
Release: 1995
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 9780834803411

Netsuke are small toggles or buckles carved from wood or ivory. The Japanese in the seventeenth century used them to fasten pouches to their kimono belt, since kimonos had no pockets. This lavishly illustrated book takes the reader on an exciting tour of one type of netsuke—those carved to look like the masks used by stage actors.

Christianity in Asia

Christianity in Asia
Author: Pedro de Moura Carvalho
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2016
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9789810996857

"This book is published in conjunction with the exhibition, Christianity in Asia: sacred art and visual splendour, presented at the Asian Civilisations Museum, Singapore, from 27 May to 11 September 2016"--Title page verso.

Encounters

Encounters
Author: Anna Jackson
Publisher: Victoria & Albert Museum
Total Pages: 416
Release: 2004-09
Genre: Art
ISBN:

Published to accompany an exhibition held at the V & A, 23 September - 5 December 2004.

Japonisme in Britain

Japonisme in Britain
Author: Ayako Ono
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 273
Release: 2013-11-05
Genre: History
ISBN: 1136625038

Japan held a profound fascination for western artists in the latter half of the nineteenth century and the influence of Japonisme on western art was pervasive. Paradoxically, just as western artists were beginning to find inspiration in Japan and Japanese art, Japan was opening to the western world and beginning a process of thorough modernisation, some have said westernisation. The mastery of western art was included in the programme. This book examines the nineteenth century art world against this background and explores Japanese influences on four artists working in Britain in particular: the American James McNeill Whistler, the Australian Mortimer Menpes, and the 'Glasgow boys' George Henry and Edward Atkinson Hornel. Japonisme in Britian is richly illustrated throughout.

Shishi and Other Netsuke

Shishi and Other Netsuke
Author: Rosemary Bandini
Publisher: Hotei Publishing
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1999
Genre: Animals in art
ISBN: 9780953573301

Long-time collector Harriet Szechenyi concentrated on collecting netsuke of animals and celestial beings. A considerable part of the collection consists of so-called shishi (lion dogs). These beautiful miniature art objects have been described at length by Rosemary Bandini. beautiful Japanese art form. The appendix contains pictures of the signatures found on the netsuke, a very useful guide to the collector.