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Breaking out of tradition : Japanese lacquer, 1890-1950

Title
Breaking out of tradition : Japanese lacquer, 1890-1950 / Jan Dees ; translation, Anna Beerens.
Author
Dees, Jan
Publication
  • Münster : Museum für Lackkunst ; Munich : Hirmer Verlag GmbH, [2020]
  • ©2020

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Additional Authors
  • Beerens, Anna, 1957-
  • Museum für Lackkunst (Münster, Germany), host institution.
  • Rijksmuseum (Netherlands), host institution.
Description
224 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), chart, portraits; 28 cm
Summary
Breaking out of Tradition traces the pioneering developments in lacquer art at the beginning of the 20th century in Japan. The lacquer artists of that time adopted a critical and creative approach to the centuries-old traditions, experimenting with innovative techniques and new materials, thereby also providing new stimuli for Western art. The publication examines the revolution in Japanese lacquer art from the end of the 19th until the middle of the 20th century. In an era marked by political and cultural change the founding of art societies and academies led to the strengthening of artists as individuals. Traditional values stood in opposition to modern tendencies, in many cases coming from the West. In the search for a modern identity, lacquer art experienced a golden age characterised by creativity, innovation and a wealth of ideas.
Alternative Title
Japanese lacquer, 1890-1950
Subject
  • Lacquer and lacquering > Japan > History > Exhibitions
  • Art, Japanese > Exhibitions
  • Art, Japanese
  • Lacquer and lacquering
  • Japan
Genre/Form
  • Exhibition catalogs.
  • History.
Note
  • Catalog of an exhibition held at the Museum für Lackkunst, Münster, April 2 - June 14, 2020; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, July 3 - August 30, 2020.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 222-223).
Contents
Introduction -- Japanese lacquer art 1600-1890 -- Transcending tradition 1890-1950 -- Catalogue -- Appendix : Selected biographies of lacquer artists : Bibliography
ISBN
  • 9783777435060
  • 3777435066
LCCN
9783777435060
OCLC
  • on1153986712
  • SCSB-9750373
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library