Japanese Art: Critical and Primary Sources is a four-volume reference work offering a critical overview of the history and culture of Japanese art. Drawing upon English-language texts from art history, history and anthropology, the volumes explore the diverse and changing material and visual cultures of Japan from the pre-modern period to the present day.
Over 80 essays from Asia, North America and Europe are assembled in this set and they address four major themes - material cultures (ceramics, textiles, sculpture), visual cultures (painting, calligraphy, decorated screens), printed matter (wood-block prints, books) and the context for Japan's art history (networks of patronage, sites of artistic production and consumption). Each volume is separately introduced and the selected materials are presented chronologically within the four major themes.
Together the four volumes of Japanese Art present a major scholarly resource for the field.
Edited by:
Morgan Pitelka
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Weight: 3.058kg
ISBN: 9781350024502
ISBN 10: 1350024503
Series: Critical and Primary Sources
Publication Date: 22 February 2018
Audience:
College/higher education
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Primary
Format: Mixed media product
Publisher's Status: Active
Volume 1: Material Cultures Part One: Buddhist Things Part 2: Ceramics Part 3: Textiles, Lacquer, and Swords Part 4: Buildings and Homes Index Volume 2: Visual Cultures Part 1: The Courtly Tradition Part 2: Buddhist Images Part 3: Painters and Subjects Part 4: Painting Practices Part 5: Modern Images Index Volume 3: Printed Matter Part 1: The Floating World Part 2: Printed Drama Part 3: Writers and Readers Part 4: Modern Prints Index Volume 4: Sites and Patrons, Knowledge and Power Part 1: Tradition Part 2: Exhibitions Part 3: Collectors and Patrons Part 4: Transnational Art Part 5: Power and Creativity Index
Morgan Pitelka is Professor of Asian Studies and Director of the Carolina Asia Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA.
