Obtaining Images: Art, Production and Display in Edo Japan - Couverture souple

Screech, Timon

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1780237448 ISBN 13 : 9781780237442

Editeur : Reaktion Books, 2017

Synopsis

The Edo period (1603–1868) witnessed one of the great flowerings of Japanese art. From the mid-seventeenth century, the Japanese states were largely at peace, and rapid urbanization, a rise in literacy and an increase in international contact ensued. The number of those able to purchase luxury goods, or who felt their social position necessitated owning them, soared. Painters and artists flourished and the seventeenth century also saw a rise in the importance of printmaking. There were major steps in official art, and also in popular and oppositional forms. Obtaining Images introduces the reader to important artists and their work, but also to the intellectual issues and concepts surrounding the production, consumption and display of art in Japan in the Edo period. Rather than looking at these through the lens of European art, the book contextualizes the making and use of paintings, prints and Buddhist icons, elucidating how and why works were commissioned, where they were displayed and what special properties were attributed to them. Obtaining Images firmly anchors the art of Japan of this period in its contemporary context, offering a highly engaging and comprehensive introduction for the student and general reader alike.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Timon Screech is Professor at the International Research Center for Japanese Studies (Nichibunken) in Kyoto, and a Fellow of the British Academy. He is the author of many books, including Sex and the Floating World: Erotic Images in Japan, 1700–1820 (2nd edn, Reaktion, 2009).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Reaktion Books
• Date d'édition: 2017
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1780237448
• ISBN 13: 9781780237442
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 384
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• Personne responsable: non disponible