Identifying Japanese dolls: Notes on Ningyō - Couverture rigide

Baten, Lea

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 9074822363 ISBN 13 : 9789074822367

Editeur : Hotei Publishing,The Netherlands, 2000

Synopsis

Lea Baten's unique and resourceful book assists in the identification of the familiar and unfamiliar figurines known as ningyō, and explores the roots of the word itself. Both meanings, 'doll' and 'human shape', are associated with play and ritual, life and death. These dolls are not necessarily just playthings with pretty faces, but range from mass-produced, trivial toys to true art pieces and imposing ceremonial ornaments. This book investigates the numerous meanings of the 'human shape' in Japanese culture, from pre-history to the present, and explores the many, varied and subtle connotations ningyō have for the Japanese. This book not only identifies and describes ningyō, detailing their history and meaning, but also contains a comprehensive index and one of the most extensive bibliographies on the doll motif ever published in English. Scholarship, clear illustrations, and a touch of humour guarantee a fresh and original approach to known and unknown ningyō.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Lea Baten (?-2005), an international authority on the dolls, folk toys, and games of Japan, wrote three books and numerous articles on the subject, and contributed the section on Japanese ornamental dolls to the prestigious 34-volume Grove/Macmillan Dictionary of Art. She studied painting and art history at the Académie des Beaux Arts, Brussels, and was responsible for organising many remarkable exhibitions on various Asian and other arts during her 13-year tenure as vice-president of the Cultural Centre of the Abbey of Affligem, Belgium’s oldest Benedictine Abbey.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Hotei Publishing,The Netherlands
• Date d'édition: 2000
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 9074822363
• ISBN 13: 9789074822367
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 144
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible