Discovering the Arts of Japan A Historical Overview

by Sadao, Tsuneko S.; Wada, Stephanie; Miho, Tomoko

• ISBN13: 9784770029393
• ISBN10: 477002939X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-09-12
• Publisher: Kodansha USA

Summary

Discovering the Arts of Japan is an image-driven history of Japanese art from prehistoric times through the modern era. Each chapter covers a chronological historical period, discussing artistic trends within the context of major events and the sociopolitical background.

Author Biography

The Authors TSUNEKO S. SADAO studied art at The University of California at Berkeley. She has worked as an art consultant to Japanese museums and galleries for many years, and is presently consultant to the Isamu Noguchi Foundation, Inc. in the U.S. and Japan.
STEPHANIE WADA is Associate Curator of the prestigious Mary and Jackson Burke Foundation and the Mary Griggs Burke collection of Japanese Art in New York. She has taught Asian art at Columbia University and The City University of New York.
The Designer TOMOKO MIHO is the principal of her own graphic design firm. She received the 1993 Gold Medal for lifetime achievement in graphic design from the American Institute of Graphic Arts, and is a member of the Alliance Graphique Internationale.

Table of Contents

Introduction	10	(3)
Map of Japan	13	(1)
Chronology	14	(3)
Color plates	17	(8)
I. Early Years
Jomon period	25	(3)
Yayoi period	28	(2)
Kofun period
History/Politics/Religion	30	(2)
Sculpture/Crafts/Textiles	32	(4)
II. Introduction of Buddhism
Asuka period
Important Events	36	(2)
History/Politics/Religion	38	(2)
Architecture	40	(2)
Sculpture	42	(4)
Painting/Calligraphy/Textiles	46	(2)
Ceramics/Metalwork	48	(2)
Hakuhó/Nara
Important Events	50	(2)
History/Politics/Religion	52	(2)
Architecture	54	(4)
Sculpture	58	(6)
Painting/Calligraphy	64	(4)
Lacquer/Textiles	68	(4)
Ceramics/Metalwork	72	(2)
III. The Zenith of Court Culture
Heian period
Important Events	74	(2)
History/Politics/Religion	76	(4)
Architecture	80	(6)
Sculpture	86	(6)
Painting/Calligraphy	92	(8)
Lacquer/Textiles	100	(2)
Ceramics/Metalwork	102	(4)
IV. The Court and the Shogunate: An Age of Transition
Kamakura/Nanbokuchõ period
Important Events	106	(2)
History/Politics/Religion	108	(4)
Architecture	112	(4)
Sculpture	116	(8)
Painting/Calligraphy	124	(6)
Lacquer	130	(2)
Ceramics/Metalwork	132	(4)
V Aesthetics of Warrior Rule
Muromachi period
Important Events	136	(2)
History/Politics/Religion	138	(4)
Architecture	142	(6)
Sculpture/Painting/Calligraphy	148	(6)
Lacquer/Textiles	154	(4)
Ceramics/Metalwork	158	(4)
VI. The Gilded Road to Unification
Azuchi-Momoyama period
Important Events	162	(2)
History/Politics/Religion	164	(4)
Architecture	168	(6)
Sculpture/Painting/Calligraphy	174	(10)
Lacquer	184	(4)
Textiles	188	(4)
Ceramics	192	(4)
Metalwork	196	(2)
VII. Tokugawa and the Rise of the Bourgeoisie
Edo period
Important Events	198	(2)
History/Politics/Religion	200	(4)
Architecture	204	(8)
Sculpture/Painting/Calligraphy	212	(20)
Lacquer	232	(2)
Textiles	234	(4)
Ceramics	238	(4)
Metalwork	242	(2)
VIII. Eyes to the West: The Meiji Restoration
Meiji period
Important Events	244	(2)
History/Politics/Religion	246	(4)
Architecture	250	(2)
Sculpture/Painting	252	(10)
Lacquer/Textiles	262	(4)
Ceramics/Metalwork	266	(5)
Major Museum Collections of Japanese Art Outside of Japan	271	(3)
Acknowledgments	274	(2)
Photograph Credits	276	(1)
Selected Readings	277	(3)
Index	280