Download or read book Fine Japanese Works of Art written by Butterfield & Butterfield and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Magnificent Three Lacquer Netsuke and Tsuba written by Harold P. Stern and published by Japan Society Gallery. This book was released on 1972 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Arts of Japan written by Edward Dillon and published by . This book was released on 1906 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Introduction to Netsuke written by Raymond Bushell and published by Tuttle Publishing. This book was released on 2011-12-20 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With dozens of photos and illustrations, A Introduction to Netsuke is a readable and thorough guide to Japanese miniature art. Among the many Japanese fine arts, few have aroused greater admiration than the netsuke. This miniature piece of Japanese sculpture, approximately 1 1/2 inches in size, was designed (in the absence of pockets on kimonos) as an aid in suspending articles such as tobacco pouches from the sash of a kimono. It developed in ancient times as a utilitarian object, but became in the 16th century an artistic one as well, and flourished as such until 1926. No longer commonly worn, the netsuke is now a collectors' item, avidly sought throughout the world by those sensitive to its fine qualities. This book opens the miniature world of netsuke to those who have hitherto been unaware of its existence. In a delightfully lucid manner, the basics of the netsuke are presented-definition, origin, development, materials, statistics, and photographs. This book admirably fulfills its task of introducing the netsuke to the layman, irresistibly drawing him to new pleasures in aestheticism and culture.

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.

Download or read book Arts and Crafts of Old Japan written by Stewart Dick and published by . This book was released on 1905 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Fables in Ivory written by Adrienne Barbanson and published by Tuttle Publishing. This book was released on 2012-10-10 with total page 121 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Fables in Ivory, delightful Japanese legends are accompanied With dozens of color photographs and extensive historical background. To introduce netsuke sculptures to a wider audience and, at the same time, to tell some of the legends that inspired their creators, Adrienne Barbanson presents here a collection of superb photographs accompanied by a narrative text designed to enhance the reader's appreciation of this remarkable by relatively unfamiliar art.

Download or read book Japanese Lacquer Art written by National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Garrett Collection written by Neil K. Davey and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Netsuke written by Edwin C. Symmes and published by Tuttle Publishing. This book was released on 1995 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Netsuke are superb miniature carvings, usually less than two inches high, that have been created by Japanese artists for over three hundred years.

Download or read book Arts and Crafts of Old Japan written by Stewart Dick and published by . This book was released on 1905 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Garrett Collection Japanese Art written by Neil K. Davey and published by Philip Wilson Publishers, Limited. This book was released on 1993 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Netsuke Inro and Other Japanese Works of Art written by Sotheby's (Firm) and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Arts of Japan written by Edward Dillon and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Hard Bodies written by Andreas Marks and published by Minneapolis Institute of Arts. This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the Neolithic era, artisans in East Asia have coated bowls, cups, boxes, baskets, and other utilitarian objects with a natural polymer distilled from the sap of the Rhus verniciflua, known as the lacquer tree. Lacquerware was, and still is, prized for its sheen--a lustrous beauty that artists learned to accentuate over the centuries with inlaid gold, silver, mother-of-pearl, and other precious materials. This tradition has undergone challenges over the past thirty years. A small but enterprising circle of lacquer artists has pushed the medium in entirely new and dynamic directions by creating large-scale sculptures--works that are both conceptually innovative and superbly exploitive of lacquer's natural virtues. Featuring thirty works by sixteen artists, this handsome publication details the first-ever exhibition of contemporary Japanese lacquer sculpture in the United States, shown at the Minneapolis Institute of Art.