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Tokyo.
Asia Society.
1983
Black and white and colour photographic illustrations, 175pp, bibliography, quarto. Paper wrappers little rubbed, elegant bookplate tipped in front free endpaper, still a very good copy. Catalogue of exhibition presented in fall of 1983 in Tokyo. "Emaki is an intimate art, the antithesis of the bold, decorative type of Japanese painting that has a large following in the West. Its paintings do not feature the familiar figures of courtesans and Kabuki actors that have come to symbolize Japanese art in the Western world. The dramatic scenes in the Life of Gisho and Monkey's Journey to the West, the exquisite Tale of Genji pictures, and the ethereal ink illustrations of Lord Takafusa's Love Songs may be appreciated as beautiful paintings or drawings, but because the art of emaki is an art of illumination that is intimately associated with literature, the viewer's pleasure will be enhanced by a greater knowledge of the subject illustrated. With this in mind, the present catalogue provides for each entry a detailed synopsis of the text involved." From Introduction. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 123963)
ISBN: 9780878480609
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Art
Asia
East Asia
emaki
Japanese
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