The Artist in Edo - Studies in the History of Art, vol. 80 (Hardcover)

During the early modern period in Japan, peace and prosperity allowed elite and popular arts and culture to flourish in Edo (Tokyo) and Kyoto. The historic first showing outside Japan of Ito Jakuchu's thirty-scroll series titled Colorful Realm of Living Beings (ca. 1757-66) in 2012 prompted a reimagining of artists and art making in this context. These essays give attention to Jakuchu's spectacular series as well as to works by a range of contemporary artists. Selected contributions address issues of professional roles, including copying and imitation, display and memorialization, and makers' identities. Some explore the new form of painting, ukiyo-e, in the context of the urban society that provided its subject matter and audiences; others discuss the spectrum of amateur and professional Edo pottery and interrelationships between painting and other media. Together, they reveal the fluidity and dynamism of artists' identities during a time of great significance in the country's history. Published by the National Gallery of Art, Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts/Distributed by Yale University Press

General

Imprint:	Yale University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Studies in the History of Art Series
Release date:	August 2018
Authors:	Yukio Lippit
Contributors:	Louise Allison Cort • Tamamushi Satoko • Emura Tomoko • Kono Motoaki • Timon Screech • Kishi Fumikazi • Julie Nelson Davis • Sato Yasuhiro • Matthew McKelway
Dimensions:	279 x 229 x 30mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	304
ISBN-13:	978-0-300-21467-3
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > History of art / art & design styles > Art styles not limited by date > Oriental art Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Promotions
LSN:	0-300-21467-7
Barcode:	9780300214673

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