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Twentieth century Japanese bronze flower vases : the Becker collection
- Title
- Twentieth century Japanese bronze flower vases : the Becker collection / Ton & Mies Becker.
- Author
- Becker, Anton E.
- Publication
- Venlo : VanSpijk, [2018?]
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Details
- Additional Authors
- Becker, Mies
- Description
- 168 pages : color illustrations; 29 cm
- Summary
- This book contains the private collection of twentieth century bronze flower vases compiled by Ton and Mies Becker, both retired medical specialists and collectors of Asian art. With the introduction of Buddhism in Japan in the sixth century, bronze containers for flowers to be placed on the altar became important religious objects. In the fifteenth century the Buddhist monk Senno Ikenobô founded the art of flower arranging, which started what nowadays is known as ikebana, the traditional Japanese way of floral art. A few introductory essays provide some background information about 'bronzes in Japanese culture', 'the patination of flower bronzes' and 'the tomobako (storage box)'. The catalogue of the vases is arranged according to the bronze worker and presented in alphabetical order in the traditional Japanese way, i.e. the family name first, followed by the given name. All vases are shown together with their tomobako -if available- and with their signature or seal. Brief biographical data are included when available.
- Alternative Title
- 20th century Japanese bronze flower vases
- Becker collection
- Subject
- Becker, Ton > Art collections > Catalogs
- Becker, Mies > Art collections > Catalogs
- 1900-1999
- Bronzes, Japanese > 20th century > Catalogs
- Flower vases > Japan > History > 20th century
- Flower vases > Japan > Catalogs
- Art > Private collections > Netherlands
- Art > Private collections
- Bronzes, Japanese
- Flower vases
- Netherlands
- Japan
- Genre/Form
- Catalogs.
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Call Number
- JQF 21-659
- ISBN
- 9789062168422
- 9062168426
- OCLC
- 1035754183
- Author
- Becker, Anton E., author.
- Title
- Twentieth century Japanese bronze flower vases : the Becker collection / Ton & Mies Becker.
- Publisher
- Venlo : VanSpijk, [2018?]
- Type of Content
- textstill image
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Chronological Term
- 1900-1999
- Added Author
- Becker, Mies, author.
- Research Call Number
- JQF 21-659