National Museum Tokyo
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear with damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Few institutions on earth can rival the depth and grandeur of Japan's Tokyo National Museum, a treasury of Asian art and antiquity that spans millennia of human creativity. This volume from Newsweek's celebrated Great Museums of the World series presents the museum's most extraordinary holdings — from ancient Jomon pottery and sublime Buddhist sculpture to breathtaking samurai armour, ukiyo-e masterworks, and exquisite lacquerware — offering readers an authoritative and visually stunning tour of one of Asia's most significant cultural institutions. Richly illustrated and meticulously curated, the work chronicles the historical and aesthetic currents that shaped Japanese civilisation, situating each object within its broader cultural and artistic context. The Great Museums of the World series is renowned for bringing the world's finest collections to a global audience, and this instalment is no exception — its authoritative commentary and sumptuous reproductions make it an indispensable reference for collectors, scholars, and anyone captivated by the art of the East. A window into centuries of Japanese genius, this volume leaves the reader with an insatiable desire to stand before the originals themselves.
Author: -
Format: Hardback
Genre: History of arts
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear with damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Few institutions on earth can rival the depth and grandeur of Japan's Tokyo National Museum, a treasury of Asian art and antiquity that spans millennia of human creativity. This volume from Newsweek's celebrated Great Museums of the World series presents the museum's most extraordinary holdings — from ancient Jomon pottery and sublime Buddhist sculpture to breathtaking samurai armour, ukiyo-e masterworks, and exquisite lacquerware — offering readers an authoritative and visually stunning tour of one of Asia's most significant cultural institutions. Richly illustrated and meticulously curated, the work chronicles the historical and aesthetic currents that shaped Japanese civilisation, situating each object within its broader cultural and artistic context. The Great Museums of the World series is renowned for bringing the world's finest collections to a global audience, and this instalment is no exception — its authoritative commentary and sumptuous reproductions make it an indispensable reference for collectors, scholars, and anyone captivated by the art of the East. A window into centuries of Japanese genius, this volume leaves the reader with an insatiable desire to stand before the originals themselves.