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Eaglemania - Collecting Japanese Art in Gilded Age America (Paperback)
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Eaglemania - Collecting Japanese Art in Gilded Age America (Paperback)
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Eaglemania celebrates Boston College's mascot, a monumental
Japanese bronze eagle, following its recent conservation and return
to view. Donated in the 1950s by the estate of diplomat and
collector Larz Anderson (1866-1937) and his wife, Isabel
(1876-1948), the eagle recently received in-depth restoration that
has revealed its fine detail, carefully modeled form, and excellent
material construction. Eaglemania brings the history of this
stunning object to life. It features new research on topics that
contextualize the Boston College eagle, assembling articles that
discuss various aspects of its Edo- and Meiji-period origins. These
include the Andersons' acquisition of the eagle; the Boston College
eagle seen in comparison with other exceptional Meiji eagle
figures; the meanings of eagle depictions in the Edo and Meiji
periods; and Japan's rise as a destination for American collectors,
particularly of sculpture, in the Meiji period. Through its focus
on eagle imagery, this study illuminates cross-cultural dynamics
resulting from American collectors' fascination with traditional
and contemporary Japanese arts and Japanese artists' adaptation to
this market.
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