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Seeing Zen
Zenga from the Kaeru-An Collection John Stevens and Felix Hess Presents 127 of the best Zen artworks (Zenga) from over 560 pieces covering the entire spectrum of the genre, both chronologically and thematically. The renowned collection was assembled by Dr. Felix Hess, assisted by Professor John Stevens, an acknowledged authority on the painting, calligraphy, and poetry of Zen. Each artwork is presented on a full page in full color, with accompanying Japanese text from the artwork, English translation, and a contemplative commentary. |
The Iconic TATTOOED MAN of Easter Island
by Adrienne L. Kaeppler and Jo Anne Van Tilburg An impressively tattooed Easter Island (Rapa Nui) man appears often in the pages of Pacific island history books and museum catalogs. His frank countenance belies the mystery that surrounds his identity. This book reveals who he was, who illustrated him, and how he transcended the tragic events of nineteenth-century Rapa Nui to become one of the best-known, most iconic faces of the Polynesian past. |
James Lee Byars
Days in Japan by Sakagami Shinobu Born in Detroit in 1932, artist and aesthetic heretic James Lee Byars spent much of his adult life outside the United States and died in Cairo, Egypt, in 1997. No country influenced his development as an artist more profoundly than Japan, where he lived for most of the decade from 1958 to 1967. Written by a Japanese art historian who spent fifteen years researching the life and work of Byars, this is a seminal volume that satisfyingly elucidates the link between his art and Japanese culture. |
An Index of Early Chinese Painters and Paintings
T'ang, Sung, Yüan by James Cahill The most comprehensive English-language compilation on Chinese painters and their works from the late 6th through the mid-14th century. |
Japanese Art Signatures
A Handbook and Practical Guide by James Self and Nobuko Hirose Designed for both layman and scholar, its simplified approach allows users to find and identify over 11,000 names of Japanese artists and craftspeople. |
Japanese Marks and Seals
In Literature and the Arts by James Lord Bowes This extremely valuable reference work remains a fundamental resource for all students, scholars, connoisseurs, and collectors of Japanese art and literature. |
Japanese Names and How to Read Them
A Manual for Art Collectors and Students by Albert J. Koop and Hogitaro Inada The pioneering work of Koop and Inada remains an important and fundamental reference for those wishing to master the pronunciation of Japanese names. |
Substance and Symbol in Chinese Toggles
With a Catalogue of the C.F. Bieber Collection by Schuyler Cammann This detailed and scholarly work is the first in any Western language to discuss the Chinese toggles that preceded the more well-known Japanese belt ornaments known as netsuke. |
A Dictionary of Japanese Artists
Painting, Sculpture, Ceramics, Prints, Lacquer by Laurance P. Roberts The pertinent facts related to approximately 3000 painters, printmakers, sculptors, potters, and lacquerware makers born before 1900 are concisely listed. |
Painting and Performance
Picture Recitation and Its Indian Genesis by Victor H. Mair Traces the global development over a thousand years of a genre of popular Buddhist folk literature, pointing out its origins in India as a form of oral storytelling using painting as a visual aid, and showing how that form has influenced performance and literary traditions in India, Indonesia, Japan, Central Asia, the Near East, Italy, France, and Germany. |
Acquisition
Art and Ownership in Edo-Period Japan edited by Elizabeth Lillehoj Considers how and why people bought, sold, donated, and received works of art in the Edo period (1600–1868), contributing to a fuller comprehension of the vital connections between Japanese art and its audiences. |
Heaven Has a Face; So Does Hell
The Art of the Noh Mask by Stephen E. Marvin An extended treatise on the history of Noh and the evolution of its masks, showcasing in full color over 140 of the finest examples with detailed information on their creation, character, and significance, as well as photos of their backs showing inscriptions and artists’ signatures. |
The Traditional Theater of Japan
by Yoshinobu Inoura and Toshio Kawatake The first book in English to present a comprehensive history of Japanese theater, written by two Japanese authorities in the field and copiously illustrated with photographs of performances, costumes, masks, and implements. |
The Noh Theater
Principles and Perspectives by Kunio Komparu; translated by Jane Corddry and Stephen B. Comee The first work in either English or Japanese to offer a comprehensive explanation and analysis of the principles of the Noh theater, painstakingly outlining both its technical principles and its philosophical perspectives. |
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