
JAPAN ENVISIONS THE WEST |
Subtitle:
16th-19th Century Japanese Art from Kobe City Museum
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Book Category:
Art > General
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Editor::
Shirahara, Yukiko
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Binding:
Hardcover
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ISBN 13:
9780295987408
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Price:
USD 40.00
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Publication Year:
2007
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Publisher Info
University of Washington Press. InquiryBook Description
With over 150 illustrations, this book documents an exhibit appearing only at the Seattle Art Museum. Namban art (influenced by the Spanish and Portuguese). Komo art (influenced by the Dutch), as well as a wide variety of maps and ukiyo-e prints illustrate how Japanese artists in the pre-modern period understood European and American arts and cultures.
Book Review and Awards
(CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title 2008)