Book

Meiji modern : fifty years of new Japan

Foxwell, Chelsea, author, Bailey, Bradley M., author, Japanese Art Society of America, organizer, Asia Society. Museum, host institution, David and Alfred Smart Museum of Art, host institution, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, host institution

Overview

\"This exhibition catalog takes a fresh look at the art of Japan's Meiji era (1868-1912), through a vivid selection of approximately 175 objects drawn from early public and private collections across the United States, including newly discovered prints, photographs, textiles, paintings and craft objects. Featuring motifs such as the sea and nature, Buddhist deities, contemporary life and mythical animals, Meiji Modern highlights these themes and their transformation with the introduction of newly imported techniques and materials at the intersection of art, industry and society. The Meiji era was a complex period of unprecedented cultural and technological transition that played out in the context of intense global competition. The objects assembled in this stunning catalog also document the history of American collections of nineteenth-century Japanese art. Highlighting the active role of art in the construction of the Japanese nation-state, the works in a variety of mediums capture the hopes and aspirations of Japanese modernization along with its challenges. Building upon this perspective, essays emphasize modern Japanese artists' engagement with both European and Asian trends. With its focus on Japan's often overlooked non-Western modernity, this publication also addresses the role of art in both constructing and reflecting identity\"--Publisher's description.

• Publisher: Japanese Art Society of America,Distributed by Yale University Press
• Subject: Since 1868 / Art, Japanese Meiji period, 1868-1912 Exhibitions. / Art, Japanese 1868- Exhibitions. / Art japonais 1868-1912 (Ère Meiji) Expositions. / Art japonais 1868- Expositions. / Art, Japanese / Art, Japanese Meiji period / Syria
• ISBN: 0300263570, 9780300263572

Item info:

1 item available

1 item total in all locations

Holdings :

Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
N7354.5 FOX	1	BOOK	AUTOSTORE