Meiji Arts: Japanese Dec. Arts of the Meiji Period (Ashmolean Handbooks)

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Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 745.095207442574 EAN: 9781854441980 ISBN: 1854441981 Label: Ashmolean Museum Manufacturer: Ashmolean Museum Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 96 Publication Date: 2006-07-11 Publisher: Ashmolean Museum Studio: Ashmolean Museum
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Editorial Reviews: This publication demonstrates the innovation of Japanese craftsmanship of the time, as its artisan s worked in metals and ceramics, introducing, among other decorative art forms, cloisonne enamel , and a variety of painting styles other than traditional ones and techniques that artists incorporated from knowledge acquired from
Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: Tantalizing Beauty Comment: A wonderfully texted book of decorative arts. Finely detailed pictures give the reader a very real sense of the beauty in Japanese works of the Meiji period. The histories of the pieces are enlightening, as are those of the artists. I would like to have seen more of the makers' and artists' marks and signatures, and translations thereof for use as identification reference. Overall, a book I'm glad to have not only as a reference, but as a bit of eye candy. More Reviews