Edo, Art in Japan 1615-1868

Edo, Art in Japan 1615-1868
Author: Robert T. Singer
Publisher: Yale University Press
Total Pages: 480
Release: 1998
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780300077964

Shows and describes Edo-period art, including screens, armor, woodblock prints, pottery, and kimonos

Painting Edo

Painting Edo
Author: Rachel Saunders
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2020
Genre: Art, Japanese
ISBN: 9780300250893

Accompanies an exhibition of the same name held at the Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, Massachusetts, February 14-July 26, 2020.

Edo, Art in Japan 1615-1868

Edo, Art in Japan 1615-1868
Author: Robert T. Singer
Publisher:
Total Pages: 480
Release: 1998
Genre: Art, Japanese
ISBN: 9780894682261

The West's understanding of historical Japan is almost wholly based on works of art from the Edo period -- screen paintings of landscape settings and city life, woodblock prints of sumo wrestlers, kabuki actors, and courtesans; brilliantly colored porcelains, exquisite textiles made for nō theater or wealthy patrons. One hallmark of Edo art is the lack of distinction between "high art" and "crafts": an artist was as likely to design a lacquer box or a ceramic bowl as to paint on paper or silk. This lavishly illustrated book presents examples of Edo art in all media, discussed in the context of ornament, samurai arts, work, religion and festivals, landscapes and travel, and entertainment. Experts in the field have written essays that address the themes and entries that focus on the individual works of art. -- From publisher's description.

Art of Edo Japan

Art of Edo Japan
Author: Christine Guth
Publisher:
Total Pages: 180
Release: 2010
Genre: Art
ISBN:

This survey examines the art and artists of the Edo period, one of the great epochs in Japanese art. The author focuses on the urban aspects of Edo art, including discussions of many of Japan's most popular artists - Korin, Utamaro and Hiroshige, among others.

Edo

Edo
Author: Susan M. Arensberg
Publisher:
Total Pages: 14
Release: 1998
Genre: Art, Japanese
ISBN:

Painters of Edo Japan, 1615-1868

Painters of Edo Japan, 1615-1868
Author: Money L. Hickman
Publisher: Indianapolis University Press
Total Pages: 102
Release: 2000
Genre: Architecture
ISBN:

This volume showcases the recently donated Japanese paintings in the Indianapolis Museum of Art, comprising works of 46 Japanese artists, including master painters Buson, Jakuchu, Sotatsu and Shohaku.

Craft Culture in Early Modern Japan

Craft Culture in Early Modern Japan
Author: Christine Guth
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 264
Release: 2021-09-21
Genre: Art
ISBN: 0520379810

"Crafts were central to daily life in early modern Japan. They were powerful carriers of knowledge, sociality, and identity, and how and from what materials they were made were matters of serious concern among all classes of society. In Craft Culture in Early Modern Japan, Christine M. E. Guth examines the network of forces--both material and immaterial--that supported Japan's rich, diverse, and aesthetically sophisticated artifactual culture between the late sixteenth and mid-nineteenth centuries. Exploring the institutions, modes of thought, and reciprocal relationships among people, materials, and tools, she draws particular attention to the role of women in crafts, embodied knowledge, and the special place of lacquer as a medium. By examining the ways and values of making that transcend specific media and practices, Guth illuminates the 'craft culture' of early modern Japan"--

Art Appreciation

Art Appreciation
Author: Deborah Gustlin
Publisher: Cognella Academic Publishing
Total Pages:
Release: 2017-08-18
Genre:
ISBN: 9781516503438

Creative Art: Methods and Materials educates readers about a variety of art methods and the ways different civilizations have used them in artistic expression. Each of the fourteen chapters is designed around a specific art method and material, and includes examples of art works and the artists who created them. Students learn about bronze casting, stone carving, clay sculpture, woodcuts and posters, glass work, and installation art. Each method is matched to artists both ancient and modern. Rather than adhering to a standard approach that focuses on white, male, European artists, the book broadens the student's perspective by including often overlooked female artists. Global in approach and comprehensive in coverage of arts forms, representations, and styles throughout history, Creative Art has been developed for sixteen-week courses in art appreciation, or introductory survey courses in art history.