A Dictionary Of Japanese Artists: Painting, Sculpture, Ceramics, Prints, Lacquer
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: First Edition Thus
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Tanning and foxing
For any serious student, collector, or admirer of Japanese art, A Dictionary of Japanese Artists: Painting, Sculpture, Ceramics, Prints, Lacquer stands as an indispensable and authoritative reference work, cataloguing hundreds of the most significant creative figures in Japan's rich artistic heritage. Laurance P. Roberts presents a comprehensive and meticulously researched compendium, covering masters across an extraordinary breadth of disciplines — from the sweeping ink-wash paintings of the Edo period to the refined art of lacquerware — providing essential biographical details, artistic styles, school affiliations, and historical context for each entry. This landmark reference work has long been regarded as a cornerstone text for scholars and enthusiasts of East Asian art, filling a critical gap in English-language scholarship with its remarkable scope and scholarly precision. Roberts, also renowned as the author of The Connoisseur's Guide to Japanese Museums, brings the same discerning eye and deep cultural fluency to this volume, illuminating the extraordinary diversity of Japanese artistic tradition across centuries. Whether used as a research tool or read as a journey through Japan's visual culture, this dictionary leaves the reader with an insatiable appetite to see the works of the artists within its pages.
Author: Laurance P. Roberts
Format: Hardback
Published: 1976, Weatherhill
Genre: Dictionaries
Edition: First Edition Thus
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Tanning and foxing
For any serious student, collector, or admirer of Japanese art, A Dictionary of Japanese Artists: Painting, Sculpture, Ceramics, Prints, Lacquer stands as an indispensable and authoritative reference work, cataloguing hundreds of the most significant creative figures in Japan's rich artistic heritage. Laurance P. Roberts presents a comprehensive and meticulously researched compendium, covering masters across an extraordinary breadth of disciplines — from the sweeping ink-wash paintings of the Edo period to the refined art of lacquerware — providing essential biographical details, artistic styles, school affiliations, and historical context for each entry. This landmark reference work has long been regarded as a cornerstone text for scholars and enthusiasts of East Asian art, filling a critical gap in English-language scholarship with its remarkable scope and scholarly precision. Roberts, also renowned as the author of The Connoisseur's Guide to Japanese Museums, brings the same discerning eye and deep cultural fluency to this volume, illuminating the extraordinary diversity of Japanese artistic tradition across centuries. Whether used as a research tool or read as a journey through Japan's visual culture, this dictionary leaves the reader with an insatiable appetite to see the works of the artists within its pages.