Literati modern : bunjinga from late Edo to twentieth-century Japan : the Terry Welch collection at the Honolulu Academy of Arts

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Literati modern : bunjinga from late Edo to twentieth-century Japan : the Terry Welch collection at the Honolulu Academy of Arts

Paul Berry and Michiyo Morioka

Honolulu Academy of Arts , Distributed by University of Washington Press, 2008

  • : hardcover : alk.

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Exhibition catalogue

Published in conjunction with the exhibition held at the Honolulu Academy of Arts, Sept. 11-Nov. 16, 2008

Includes bibliographical references and index

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Literati painting, or bunjinga, flourished in Japan after its early 18th-century introduction from China. This book magnificently illustrates and examines an important collection of literati and shin nanga artworks, including outstanding examples of paintings, calligraphy, and ceramics.

Table of Contents

Foreword / Stephen Little Thoughts on the Terry Welch Collection / Uchiyama Takeo Collector's View: East of the Moon / Terry Welch Artists in the Exhibition The Meeting of Chinese and Japanese Literati: Hu Gongshou, Yasuda Rozan, and the Controversy over National Style / Paul Berry The Transformation of Japanese Literati Painting in the Twentieth Century / Michiyo Morioka Catalogue -- Literary Pursuits -- Landscapes -- Plants and Animals -- Figures Appendices -- Biographies of the Artists -- Seals: Art of the Microcosm / Paul Berry -- Signatures and Seals Authors' Acknowledgments / Paul Berry and Michiyo Morioka Selected Bibliography Index

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