Over the Bridge The Japanese Arts Collection of Amy and Elliot Lawrence |
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| Author:
| Coman, Sonia |
| Curated by:
| Coman, Sonia |
| ISBN: | 978-1-939623-06-5 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2019 |
| Publisher: | Hoshin Media
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | Contact Supplier contact
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Book Description:
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A richly illustrated catalogue of Japanese Ceramics, Sculpture, Items of Costume and Furniture, Paintings of Ink and Gold, Gods and Courtesans. Items range from Heian-period wooden sculpture to Muromachi-period Shigaraki ware to Edo-period ink painting and polychrome genre scenes. That said, the majority of objects in the collection dates to the Edo period (1615-1868) and recreates a microcosm of that era's material culture and artistic developments: monochrome painting that reflect a...
More DescriptionA richly illustrated catalogue of Japanese Ceramics, Sculpture, Items of Costume and Furniture, Paintings of Ink and Gold, Gods and Courtesans. Items range from Heian-period wooden sculpture to Muromachi-period Shigaraki ware to Edo-period ink painting and polychrome genre scenes. That said, the majority of objects in the collection dates to the Edo period (1615-1868) and recreates a microcosm of that era's material culture and artistic developments: monochrome painting that reflect a self-consciously expressive style and emulate ink masters such as Sessh? (cat nos. 11-14); genre painting celebrating the period's effervescent urban culture and playful takes on the classics (cat. nos. 9, 19); ukiyo-e/ "floating world pictures" of bijin/"beautiful women" (cat. nos. 17-20); and lacquered storage cases used in rituals and festivals (cat. nos. 3-4).