Exploring a high point in the cultural exchange between China and Japan, this volume presents forty masterpieces of the Tang, Song, Yuan, and Ming dynasties that made their way to Japanese collectors and museums. These paintings are significant as mirrors of the two cultures. The book explores themes including the role of Japan in preserving a key parts of China's cultural and artistic heritage; the aspects of Japanese identity that derive from traditional Chinese culture; the use of Chinese paintings as models for key ...
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Exploring a high point in the cultural exchange between China and Japan, this volume presents forty masterpieces of the Tang, Song, Yuan, and Ming dynasties that made their way to Japanese collectors and museums. These paintings are significant as mirrors of the two cultures. The book explores themes including the role of Japan in preserving a key parts of China's cultural and artistic heritage; the aspects of Japanese identity that derive from traditional Chinese culture; the use of Chinese paintings as models for key traditions of Japanese painting; and the use of Chinese paintings as status symbols in Japan. Filled with exquisite reproductions, the book discusses each painting in depth, including its religious or secular narrative and provenance in China and Japan. Published in association with the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
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VG. Amish blue cloth, gilt letters on spine & front cover, blue & color illus. dust jacket, illus. flyleaves, 176 pp., many color illus. Issued in conjunction with a 2014 exhibition featuring "masterpieces of Chinese painting that have survived in Japan through the efforts of private collectors, Zen temples, and museums. Ethereal landscapes, meticulously detailed depictions of flora and fauna, subtle portraits, and scenes from important Buddhist narratives are included. Exploring a high point in the cultural exchange between China and Japan, this volume presents thirty-five masterworks of the Tang, Song, Yuan, and Ming dynasties (from the eighth through the seventeenth century) that made their way into Japanese collections. These paintings are significant not only as artistic achievements but as mirrors of two cultures." (dj) With an essay by Stephen Little, maps of both China and Japan, a list of Chinese dynasties and periods, a selected bibliography, and many color illustrations of the work.
Add this copy of Chinese Paintings From Japanese Collections to cart. $54.58, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2014 by Prestel.
