Designing nature : the Rinpa aesthetic in Japanese art

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Designing nature : the Rinpa aesthetic in Japanese art

John T. Carpenter

Metropolitan Museum of Art , Distributed by Yale University Press, c2012

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Designing nature

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Catalogue published in conjunction with the exhibition "Designing Nature: The Rinpa Aesthetic in Japanese Art," on view at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, from May 26, 2012, to January 13, 2013

Catalogue: p. 200-207

Includes bibliographical references (p. 208-211) and index

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The distinctive style of Japanese art known as Rinpa embraces bold, graphic renderings of natural motifs and formalized depictions of fictional characters, poets, and sages. An aesthetic that arose in Japan in the 16th century and flourished until modern times, the Rinpa school is celebrated for its use of lavish pigments and its references to traditional court literature and poetry. Central to the Rinpa aesthetic is the evocation of the natural world-especially animals and plants with literary connotations-as well as eye-catching compositions that cleverly integrate calligraphy and image. Featuring beautiful color reproductions of some ninety works-including painting, calligraphy, printed books, textiles, lacquerware, ceramics, and cloisonne-from the Metropolitan Museum of Art and other notable public and private collections, Designing Nature traces the development of Rinpa, highlighting the school's most prominent proponents and, for the first time, the influence of this quintessential Japanese style on modern design aesthetics in both the East and the West. Published by The Metropolitan Museum of Art/Distributed by Yale University Press Exhibition Schedule: The Metropolitan Museum of Art(05/26/12-01/13/13)

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