Masterful illusions : Japanese prints in the Anne van Biema collection

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Masterful illusions : Japanese prints in the Anne van Biema collection

Ann Yonemura ; contributions by Donald Keene ... [et al.]

The Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution , In association with University of Washington Press, c2002

  • : pbk

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Exhibition catalogue

Catalogue of an exhibition held at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., Sept. 15, 2002-Jan. 19, 2003

Includes bibliographical references (p. 352-356) and index

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ISBN 9780295982700

内容説明

Vivid portraits of Kabuki actors on and off stage, warriors, legendary heroes and heroines; depictions of courage, loyalty, romance, passion, ghosts, dreams, and the beauty of the natural world -- all are encompassed by the prints included in Masterful Illusions. The richly illustrated book includes essays by an international group of scholars that elucidate the historic, economic, and cultural environment of Edo period Japan. Beginning in the early nineteenth century, European collections of Japanese prints were gathered and transported far from the vibrant urban centers of Edo period (1615-1868) Japan, and today foreign collectors continue to be fascinated by Japanese prints. The collection of Anne van Biema, one of few women to become a serious collector of Japanese prints, reveals her fascination with the vigorous imagery from the Kabuki theater in the urban metropolises of Edo (now Tokyo) and Osaka, in heroic feats from Japanese history and legend, magic, dreams, and the supernatural. A less numerous but important group of prints express the beauty of nature, landscape, and poetic themes. The collection is noteworthy for its inclusion of early Kabuki actor prints, substantial holdings of prints by the artists Toyokuni (1769-1825) and Kuniyoshi (1797-1861), and of Osaka actor prints. Among the works by Kuniyoshi is a complete set of his series of fantastic stories associated with the twelve animals of the annual cycle.

目次

ForewordAcknowledgmentsChronology of Japanese Historical PeriodsNote to the Reader Masterful Illusions: the Anne van Biema Collection of Japanese PrintsKabukiOsaka Kabuki Actor Prints: Artists as PatronsWarriors and HeroesCourt Classics and Popular Prints: Poetry and Parody in Ukiyo-eCatalogueReference CatalogueList of ArtistsList of ActorsGlossary of Japanese TermsBibliographyContributorsIndex
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: pbk ISBN 9780295982717

内容説明

Vivid portraits of Kabuki actors on and off stage, warriors, legendary heroes and heroines; depictions of courage, loyalty, romance, passion, ghosts, dreams, and the beauty of the natural world - all are encompassed by the prints included in Masterful Illusions. The richly illustrated book includes essays by an international group of scholars that elucidate the historic, economic, and cultural environment of Edo period Japan. Beginning in the early nineteenth century, European collections of Japanese prints were gathered and transported far from the vibrant urban centers of Edo period (1615-1868) Japan, and today foreign collectors continue to be fascinated by Japanese prints. The collection of Anne van Biema, one of few women to become a serious collector of Japanese prints, reveals her fascination with the vigorous imagery from the Kabuki theater in the urban metropolises of Edo (now Tokyo) and Osaka, in heroic feats from Japanese history and legend, magic, dreams, and the supernatural. A less numerous but important group of prints express the beauty of nature, landscape, and poetic themes. The collection is noteworthy for its inclusion of early Kabuki actor prints, substantial holdings of prints by the artists Toyokuni (1769-1825) and Kuniyoshi (1797-1861), and of Osaka actor prints. Among the works by Kuniyoshi is a complete set of his series of fantastic stories associated with the twelve animals of the annual cycle. Ann Yonemura is senior associate curator of Japanese art at the Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution. Other contributors include Donald Keene, Columbia University; Elizabeth de Sabato Swinton, Harvard University; and Joshua Scott Mostow, University of British Columbia.

目次

  • Masterful illusions - the Anne van Biema collection of Japanese prints
  • kabuki
  • Osaka kabuki actor prints - artists as patrons
  • warriors and heroes
  • court classics and popular prints - poetry and parody in Ukiyo-e.

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