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Crafting beauty in modern Japan : celebrating fifty years of the Japan traditional art crafts exhibition

Title
Crafting beauty in modern Japan : celebrating fifty years of the Japan traditional art crafts exhibition / edited by Nicole Rousmaniere.
Publication
Seattle, WA : University of Washington Press, [2007], ©2007.

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  • Rousmaniere, Nicole Coolidge, 1961-
  • British Museum.
  • Kokuritsu Kindai Bijutsukan (Japan)
  • Kyōto Kokuritsu Kindai Bijutsukan.
  • Nihon Kōgeikai.
  • Kokusai Kōryū Kikin.
Description
208 pages : illustrations (some color); 28 cm
Summary
"Published to accompany an exhibition at the British Museum, this important book presents a selection of the most beautiful and significant art crafts to have been produced in Japan over the last fifty years. Fine porcelains with exquisite designs, fabulous kimonos, lacquer boxes with mother-of pearl inlay a hammered-silver vase, a box made from striped ebony wood, delicate dolls and crystal-glass - these are but a few of the exceptional pieces illustrated. They are also among the finest works submitted to the annual Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition since its inauguration in 1954 - an open, competitive exhibition that is a major showcase for modern crafts."--BOOK JACKET.
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Note
  • "This book is published to accompany the exhibition at the British Museum from 19 July to 21 October 2007. Organized with The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo. In association with The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto, Japan Art Crafts Association and The Japan Foundation."-- T. p. verso.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 204- 208).
Contents
Continuity and change - understanding Japanese art crafts in context / Nicole Rousmaniere -- The Japan traditional art crafts exhibition - its history and spirit / Uchiyama Takeo -- The catalogue -- Ceramics -- Textiles -- Lacquer -- Metal -- Wood and bamboo -- Other crafts -- Dolls -- Cut metal foil -- Glass -- Craft heritage -- Craft techniques.
ISBN
  • 9780295987330 (pbk.)
  • 0295987332 (pbk.)
OCLC
  • ocn154686094
  • 154686094
  • SCSB-5369515
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries