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Recent Titles in Japanese Art
Yoshitoshi: Masterpieces from the Ed Freis Collection, Uhlenbeck, C. et al. ISBN: 9789004219588. This publication draws from the Ed Freis collection, which was assembled over the course of thirty years. It illustrates numerous works from Yoshitoshi’s early career, including several prints that have to date not appeared in Western language catalogues. Read more >> | |
 | Splendid Impressions: Japanese Secular Painting 1400-1900, in the Museum of East Asian Art Cologne, Croissant, D (ed). ISBN: 9789004206113. This publication focuses on the collection of Japanese secular painting in the Museum of East Asian Art in Cologne, a large part of which was acquired by the museum’s founders Adolf and Frieda Fischer before 1913. Six internationally renowned specialists of Japanese art present new insights and approaches to pre-modern Japanese visual culture in this exquisitely illustrated catalogue. Read more >> |
 | Art and Palace Politics in Early Modern Japan, 1580s-1680s, Lillehoj, E. Japanese Visual Culture, 2. ISBN: 9789004206120. Magnificent art and architecture created for the emperor with the financial support of powerful warlords at the beginning of Japan’s early modern era (1580s-1680s) testify to the continued cultural and ideological significance of the imperial family. Works created in this context are discussed in this groundbreaking study, with over 100 illustrations in color. Read more >> |
 | Medicine Master Buddha: The Iconic Worship of Yakushi in Heian Japan, Suzuki, Y. Japanese Visual Culture Series, 3. ISBN: 9789004196018. RThrough analysis of sculptural representations of the Medicine Buddha (J: Yakushi Nyorai), this book offers a fresh perspective on the seminal role played by Saichō and the Tendai school in disseminating this devotional cult throughout Japan during the Heian period. Read more >> |
 | Edwardian London through Japanese Eyes, Rodner, W. Japanese Visual Culture, 4. ISBN: 9789004220393. Focusing upon how Tsangnyön Heruka’s (1452–1507) disciples and biographers framed their teacher and his seemingly mad behavior, this book examines how and why the Tibetan monk Sangyé Gyaltsen became the Madman of Tsang (Tsangnyön). Read more >> |
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