An overview of Japanese art from the last four centuries, this newly updated edition is an indispensable survey of the V&A's greatest treasures from the Toshiba Gallery of Japanese Art. The Museums superb Japanese holdings, acquired over a period of 150 years, begin with the international exhibitions of the second half of the 19th century and continue to the present day. Among its treasures are exciting contemporary works by leading artists as well as historical masterpieces. Brilliantly illustrated, this book is an unrivalled panorama of Japan's achievements in art and design from the earliest times, showcasing netsuke, ceramics, lacquerware, textiles and dress, woodblock prints, armor, and metalwork.

Product Description: This is the first complete study and reappraisal of the remarkable collection of Japanese art at the Cincinnati Art Museum. It features a wealth of artifacts, including paintings and ceramics, metal objects and weaponry, screens, masks, cloisonné enamel, lacquer ware, ivory carvings, kimonos, and dolls, the majority dating from the Edo period (1615–1868) to the end of the Meiji Period in 1912...read more

Product Description: Language:Chinese.HardCover Pub Date: 2012 Pages: 144 in Publisher: Yale University Press As the oldest and largest museum in Japan. the Tokyo National Museum houses a vast collection of culturally important. Artworks Elegant Perfection highlights twenty-six masterpieces from the this esteemed collection ...read more

Product Description: Imported to Japan from China during the 9th century, the custom of serving tea did not become widespread until the 13th century. By the late 15th and 16th centuries, tea was ceremonially prepared by a skilled tea master and served to guests in a tranquil setting...read more

Product Description: Monet never traveled to Japan, but he surrounded himself with a large collection of Japanese woodblock prints. Like a number of other Parisians, he first collected Japanese prints in the 1860s. He shared the European view of Japanese culture as supremely artistic, shaped by the refined aesthetic tastes of its people, in harmony with its legendary beauty...read more

Product Description: 16 pg. full color gallery brochure to the show: Jewel Rivers: Japanese Art from the Burke Collection.

Discusses Japanese pottery and its role in Japanese culture

Product Description: A detailed and careful chronology of fine art in Japan, published by the Cleveland Museum of Art.

Product Description: Book by Powers, Kimiko and John