Japanese painting / text by Akiyama Terukazu
1961, First Edition. [Geneva] : Skira. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-dulled dust wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #478393
Physical description: 216 pages : mounted color illustrations, maps, tables. ; 29 cm. Series: Treasures of Asia. Contents: Pre-Buddhist painting -- Introduction of Buddhist painting and the assimilation of the T'ang style from China (7th and 8th centuries) -- Buddhist painting of Japanese inspiration (9th to 13th century) -- Formation of the national style in secular art (9th to 12th century) -- Great age of scroll painting (12th to 14th century) -- Renewed influence of Chinese art and the development of monochrome painting (13th to 16th century) -- Golden age of mural painting (16th and 17th centuries) -- Decorative painting of the Sot atsu-Kor in school (17th to 19th century) -- Genre painting and the masters of the Japanese print (17th to 19th century) -- Trends of modern painting (17th to 19th century). Subjects: Painting, Japanese To 1868. Oriental painting.
Price: €50.00