Japanese Painting: A Brief History
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
Few artistic traditions carry the weight of centuries with such grace and discipline as Japanese painting, and Kenji Toda's Japanese Painting: A Brief History presents an authoritative and accessible survey of this extraordinary visual heritage. From the earliest Buddhist-influenced works of the Asuka period through the refined elegance of court painting and the bold dynamism of the Edo masters, Toda chronicles the sweeping evolution of an art form that is inseparable from Japan's spiritual, political, and cultural identity. Toda writes with the precision of a scholar and the clarity of a dedicated educator, grounding each era's aesthetic developments within their broader historical and philosophical contexts — illuminating how Zen Buddhism, Confucian thought, and contact with both China and the West shaped the painter's brush across the ages. The result is a concise yet richly layered introduction that will leave the reader eager to pursue the full, magnificent depth of Japan's painted world.
Author: Kenji Toda
Format: Paperback
Genre: History of arts
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
Few artistic traditions carry the weight of centuries with such grace and discipline as Japanese painting, and Kenji Toda's Japanese Painting: A Brief History presents an authoritative and accessible survey of this extraordinary visual heritage. From the earliest Buddhist-influenced works of the Asuka period through the refined elegance of court painting and the bold dynamism of the Edo masters, Toda chronicles the sweeping evolution of an art form that is inseparable from Japan's spiritual, political, and cultural identity. Toda writes with the precision of a scholar and the clarity of a dedicated educator, grounding each era's aesthetic developments within their broader historical and philosophical contexts — illuminating how Zen Buddhism, Confucian thought, and contact with both China and the West shaped the painter's brush across the ages. The result is a concise yet richly layered introduction that will leave the reader eager to pursue the full, magnificent depth of Japan's painted world.