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Book Catalogues of Sale

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  • Author : Sotheby & Co. (London, England)
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1976-11-09
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 90 pages

Download or read book Catalogues of Sale written by Sotheby & Co. (London, England) and published by . This book was released on 1976-11-09 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Designing Nature

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  • Author : John T. Carpenter
  • Publisher : Metropolitan Museum of Art
  • Release : 2012
  • ISBN : 1588394719
  • Pages : 218 pages

Download or read book Designing Nature written by John T. Carpenter and published by Metropolitan Museum of Art. This book was released on 2012 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Exhibition of paintings, lacquerwork, ceramics, textiles, calligraphy, and other media all in the Rinpa style from 1600 to the present day.

Book Japanese Netsuke

Download or read book Japanese Netsuke written by Julia Hutt and published by Victoria & Albert Museum. This book was released on 2003-08-12 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on the Victoria and Albert Museum's fine collection, Japanese Netsuke examines these appealing, accessible, and often humorous works of art in the broadest possible context. In a text that is both comprehensive and entertaining, Julia Hutt traces the history of netsuke, showing how these highly collectible objects originated from belt hangings used by nomads along the Silk Road. The stunning color photographs reveal the full range of subjects portrayed--images of animals, birds, and sea creatures, portraits of dancers and demons, droll cameos of characters from everyday urban life, even a rare poetic evocation of landscape--and the high level of skill involved in their creation. The richness and diversity of the materials used, as well as the different sources of inspiration, are also discussed, providing an indispensable guide for collectors and all those interested in Japanese decorative arts.

Book Netsuke Masks

Download or read book Netsuke Masks written by Raymond Bushell and published by Weatherhill, Incorporated. This book was released on 1995 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Book Living Masters of Netsuke

Download or read book Living Masters of Netsuke written by Miriam Kinsey and published by Kodansha. This book was released on 1984 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Portugal  Jesuits and Japan

Download or read book Portugal Jesuits and Japan written by Victoria Louise Weston and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Catalog of an exhibition of the same name held at the McMullen museum of Art, Boston College, Feb. 16-June 2, 2013.

Book Shishi and Other Netsuke

Download or read book Shishi and Other Netsuke written by Rosemary Bandini and published by Hotei Publishing. This book was released on 1999 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Book Treasures of Imperial Japan

Download or read book Treasures of Imperial Japan written by Oliver R. Impey and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Netsuke 7

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  • Author : Arlette Katchen
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2010
  • ISBN : 9782953569001
  • Pages : 928 pages

Download or read book Netsuke 7 written by Arlette Katchen and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 928 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Virginia Atchley Collection of Japanese Miniature Arts

Download or read book The Virginia Atchley Collection of Japanese Miniature Arts written by Virginia G. Atchley and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For over forty years, the name Virginia Atchley has been synonymous with the collecting fo miniature Japanese arts in America. Virginia Atchley has now decided to share her collection with other aficionados in this book. Detailed here are over 400 pieces, with signatures.

Book The Great Age of Chinese Poetry

Download or read book The Great Age of Chinese Poetry written by Stephen Owen and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 652 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hailed as the most important and most comprehensive single study of Tang poetry to have appeared in English when originally published by Yale University Press in 1981, this Quirin Press Revised Edition brings back into print this much sought after title and offers the full original text with the following features: Older Wade-Giles transliteration fully updated and revised to the current Pinyin standard; Fully re-typeset and proofed for typographical errors and inconsistencies. New expanded index including Chinese characters; Also available in a fully searchable E-book format including Chinese unicode characters ISBN: 978-1-922169-07-5 (pdf) Following Owen's analysis in "The Poetry of Early Tang" (also available from Quirin Press) of poetry as an art of social gesture and occasion this title explores the poetry of the High Tang which has often been referred to as "apogee of all Chinese poetry." Rather than merely defining the poetic art of eighth century China through Wang Wei, Li Bai, and Du Fu, Owen delves into the norms of the age to become acquainted with the symbiotic relationship that existed both between the major and lesser talents of the age, and the overall literary tradition. In these pages the poetry of the High Tang comes to life as a self-conscious art form, which, combined with a rekindling of China's poetic past, lead to a more personal mode of expression and individual voice that culminated in the unprecedented and dazzling efflorescence of the art. Extracts available on www.quirinpress.com Keywords: Chinese Poetry - Tang Dynasty 618-907 - Poetics - History & Criticism. Owen's companion volume on the Early Tang is also available from Quirin Press ISBN: 978-1-922169-02-0 (paperback) ISBN: 978-1-922169-03-7 (pdf). For further information and extracts visit www.quirinpress.com

Book Chinese Ceramics from the Meiyintang Collection

Download or read book Chinese Ceramics from the Meiyintang Collection written by Regina Krahl and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Nebuchadnezzar

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  • Author :
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1972
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 138 pages

Download or read book Nebuchadnezzar written by and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Inr   Handbook

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  • Author : Raymond Bushell
  • Publisher : Weatherhill, Incorporated
  • Release : 1979
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 272 pages

Download or read book The Inr Handbook written by Raymond Bushell and published by Weatherhill, Incorporated. This book was released on 1979 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For collectors who have discovered the delights of such miniature Japanese art forms as theinroand thenetsuke, this authoritative and enlightening book offers a wealth of valuable information. That it also affords entry to a world of fascinating design and superb craftsmanship goes without saying. In addition to illustrating in color and discussing in detail 108 distinguished inro and their accompanyingnetsuke, as well as 18 related miniature objects, it presents highly informative essays on the making ofinro, on pearl shell inlays, and, in particular on the materials and techniques of lacquer art, the last of these with 62 color photos. It also furnishes an extensive list of lacquer artists' signatures with 386 photos. It is refreshing to have an author tell his readers not only what his book is but also what it is not. In his introduction Bushell says: "This book is addressed to the collector ofinro, netsuke,and other forms of miniature Japanese art, with emphasis on works in lacquer. Its purpose is specific and limited. It is not a comprehensive study of lacquer. It is not a historical survey, a technical analysis, a comparative examination, or a compendium of terms and definitions. In point of time it is limited to the Tokugawa, Meiji, Taisho, and early Showa periods. In point of craft it is limited to the later development of precise and sophisticated techniques, with their brilliant decorative effects." Bushell points out that he is not making an unnecessary emotional appeal in praise of lacquer. His objective is far more practical. This book is the product of his efforts to understand the structure underlying the beauty of lacquer art and to provide clear and simple explanations. Because other books on the subject had not satisfied him, he undertook his own basic research, and here he presents the information he acquired through painstaking study with master lacquer craftsmen and other authorities.

Book Inro and Other Miniature Forms of Japanese Lacquer Art

Download or read book Inro and Other Miniature Forms of Japanese Lacquer Art written by Melvin H. Jahss and published by Tuttle Publishing. This book was released on 1971 with total page 502 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Mommie

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  • Author :
  • Publisher : powerHouse Books
  • Release : 2015-12-22
  • ISBN : 9781576877449
  • Pages : 0 pages

Download or read book Mommie written by and published by powerHouse Books. This book was released on 2015-12-22 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mommieis a remarkable photographic portrait of three generations of women in the family of photographer Arlene Gottfried and an intimate story of the inevitable passage of time and aging. Pictured within, we are introduced to Gottfried's 100 year old immigrant grandmother, fragile mother, and reluctant sister over the breathtaking course of 35 years. An artist turning their eye on their own immediate family is a well explored theme, but Gottfried has achieved the sublime with a multi-decade long commitment to document the intimate lives of her nearest kin. Gottfried succeeds in creating a complete twentieth century portrait of four lives inextricably interwoven through relation, sickness, need, love, and the absence of her father-who passed away while Arlene was still young. Living as many mid-century Jewish New York families did, the Gottfrieds were not wealthy and lacked any trappings of luxury. Close examination of their world on Avenue A in Manhattan's Lower East Side reveals a dimly lit small apartment, cartons of budget saltines and groceries, chipped paint, damaged floor tiles, guarded loose change, and well worn clothes - details natural to the lives of many families of immigrants in New York. Mommieis testament to the passage of time, changes in the generations, losing loved ones and a familial experience at once both similar and unique to all.

Book The Ten Bamboo Studio

Download or read book The Ten Bamboo Studio written by and published by Crescent. This book was released on 1979 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: