Author: KATZ, JANICE: IMPEY, OLIVER (INTRODUCTORY ESSAY)
Title: Japanese Paintings in the Ashmolean Museum Oxford
Description: Ashmolean Museum, Oxford. 2003. (ISBN: 1854441892). Hardcover, with dust jacket. Book, English text wth essay summaries also in Japanese.; Hardcover (with dust jacket); 25.5 x 29 cm.; 1.7 Kg.; 254 pages with colour illustrations throughout. Used with signs of wear on dust jacket. Interior with minor signs of wear. Good condition overall.; Catalogue from the exhibition Japanese paintings: Legend and landscape held at the Ashmolean Museum, from October 2003 to January 2004.; This volume is the first comprehensive look at the Ashmolean Museum's significant Japanese painting collection, featuring works that range in date from the seventeenth to the twentieth centuries, many of which are illustrated in colour. A full sixty of the finest paintings are discussed in detail individually, divided into sections based on the major schools of painting active in Japan from the Edo period (1615-1868) to the modern era. Throughout the discussion, the book highlights the work of artists outside the traditional cultural centres of Edo and Kyoto by including artworks by Nagasaki and Osaka-based artists whose paintings will be less familiar to a Western audience. In addition, the catalogue focuses on painting formats that reached their peak of expression during this era such as painted albuns and fan paintings, both of which became advantageous choices for artists working in a variety of styles. A supplementary section of about a hundred further works is included to give the reader a greater understanding of the breath of the Ashmolean's holdings. An introductory essay by Oliver Impey, Keeper of Japanese Art at the Ashmolean Museum, recounts the formation of the collection. A second essay by Janice Katz, a former Sackler Fellow, is an in-depth look at two previously unpublished painted albuns of the nineteenth century. Very Good/Dust Jacket Included.

Keywords: 1854441892 japan,japanese painting,ashmolean museum oxford,nanga movement,nanpin school,yamato-e,rimpa,ukiyo-e Asian Art Japanese Art


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