Dragons Tigers And Bamboo

Author : George R. Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art. Macdonald Collection
Publisher : Douglas & McIntyre
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dragons, Tigers and Bamboo written by George R. Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art. Macdonald Collection and published by Douglas & McIntyre. This book was released on 2009 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the early seventeenth century when the secret of porcelain was first carried from China to Japan by Korean potters, Japan has produced some of the world's most exquisite porcelains. The Kakiemon masters in Arita on the island of Kyushu gained particular renown for the quality of their colourful overglaze enamels and artistic designs. Through exports Kakiemon ware had a profound impact on the development of European porcelain in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, inspiring ceramic manufacturers in both continental Europe and England to reach new levels of technical and artistic achievement. Dragons, Tigers and Bamboo highlights 170 masterpieces from the Bill and Molly Anne Macdonald Collection at the Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art in Toronto, Canada. This extraordinary collection illustrates many different aspects of the historical interaction between Japanese and European porcelain during the seventeenth, eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. It is unquestionably the best cross-cultural porcelain collection in Canada and is among the best of its kind in the world. Illustrated with more than 160 full-colour photographs commissioned for this volume, Dragons, Tigers and Bamboo for the first time makes the Macdonald Collection accessible to an international audience.

Author : Xu Ze gang
Publisher : Publicationsbooks
ISBN 13 : 1304438805
Total Pages : 5012 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dragon demon Legend written by Xu Ze gang and published by Publicationsbooks. This book was released on with total page 5012 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In addition to this mountain is a mysterious place with a fierce name in the "real world", it seems that there are many incomprehensible mysteries around this mountain. On this mountain, birds and animals are extinct, but the traces of birds and animals in the mountains are not seen here at all.

Author : Sadao Hibi
Publisher : Kodansha International
ISBN 13 : 9784770026897
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Snow, Wave, Pine written by Sadao Hibi and published by Kodansha International. This book was released on 2001 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A beautiful primer for the fundamentals of pattern in Japanese Art, including background information on the traditional significance and meaning of motifs.

Author : Rhiannon Paget
Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1462924085
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Divine Felines: The Cat in Japanese Art written by Rhiannon Paget and published by Tuttle Publishing. This book was released on 2023-10-17 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Hello Kitty to Maneki Neko—Japan is the epicentre of global cat culture! Whether lurking in corners or taking center stage, cats are a ubiquitous presence in Japanese art. Depending on the situation, they may invite good fortune, prompt the viewer to meditate on a tale or provide evidence of an unseen world of magic and supernatural happenings. In 200 charming woodblock prints, paintings, screens and figurines spanning three centuries, Japanese art expert Rhiannon Paget celebrates the rich symbolism and surprising stories surrounding the feline image in Japan. This collection features works from over 30 museums and institions across the world, and contains essays on the following fascinating topics: Domestic Companion or Household God? Japanese artists represent the great affection and sense of pride which bonds cat owners to their pets The Feline Muse: Feline figures as ideal subjects for artists to explore in fluid lines and organic forms, their glossy fur and markings lending themselves to the interplay of textures and materials Lucky Cats: Auspicious creatures in Japanese culture, symbolizing health, longevity and prosperity Mischief and Mayhem: Japan's rich visual record of cats as witches and feline monsters Philosophers' Cats, Teachers' Pets and Moggies with Messages: The felines deployed to illustrate philosophical and religious ideas, and as conveyors of folk wisdom Plus much more! This delightful book will appeal to anyone with an interest in Japanese art and culture, plus of course to all cat lovers!

Author : John Stevens
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
ISBN 13 : 0834844605
Total Pages : 281 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Art of Budo written by John Stevens and published by Shambhala Publications. This book was released on 2022-12-06 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explore this stunning collection of spiritual calligraphy by Japan’s greatest martial arts masters—with commentary from Zen art authority and aikido master John Stevens. Beginning with the legendary samurai Miyamoto Musashi, nearly all of the great martial arts masters left a legacy of calligraphy and painting. Their artwork—Zenga and Zensho (“Zen pictures” and “Zen calligraphy”)—was not only an extension of their Zen practice but also reflected their deep spiritual commitment to the budo ethos, the perfection of self through martial arts training. This book presents a concise history of this tradition, with works from such samurai as Musashi, Takuan, Yagyu, Motusgai, Rengetsu, Tesshu Deishu, Kano, Morihei, and others. Aikido master John Stevens is an expert on Zen and budo art, and he provides a fascinating introduction to the tradition and biographical details on each of the warrior artists, and brief, illuminating commentary on each piece.

Author : Ruth Padel
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 080271854X
Total Pages : 452 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tigers In Red Weather written by Ruth Padel and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2009-05-26 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Poet, writer, and descendant of Charles Darwin, Ruth Padel set out to visit a tropical jungle and wildlife sanctuary in India-- and her visit turned into a remarkable two-year journey through eleven countries in search of that most elusive and most beautiful animal: the tiger. Armed with her grandmother's opera glasses and Tunisian running shoes, she set off across Asia to ask the question: can the tiger be saved from extinction in the wild? Tigers are an "umbrella species", they need everything in the forest to work in tandem: they eat deer, the deer need vegetation, the vegetation has to be pollinated by birds, mammals, rodents and butterflies. If you save the tiger, you save everything else. Today, the 5,000 tigers that still survive in the wild live only in Asia and are scattered throughout 14 countries. Padel says that while tigers will never become extinct-they are too popular for that-they may disappear from the wild. There are as many tigers in cages in the US as there are surviving tigers in the wild. As she travels she meets the defenders of the wild-the heroic scientists, forest guards and conservationists at the frontline, fighting to save tigers and their forests from destruction in the places where poverty threatens to wipe out all wildlife. She also examines her fascination (both as a poet and as the great-great-granddaughter of Charles Darwin) with nature, wildness and survival and in the end, becomes a knowledgeable advocate for the tiger. The result is a beautiful blend of natural history, travel literature and memoir, and a searing, intimate portrait of an animal we have loved and feared almost to extinction.

Author : Elizabeth Lillehoj
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004211268
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Art and Palace Politics in Early Modern Japan, 1580s-1680s written by Elizabeth Lillehoj and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2011-08-29 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Magnificent art and architecture created for the emperor with the financial support of powerful warlords at the beginning of Japan’s early modern era (1580s-1680s) testify to the continued cultural and ideological significance of the imperial family. Works created in this context are discussed in this groundbreaking study, with over 100 illustrations in color.

Author : Susan Naquin
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 9780520923454
Total Pages : 862 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Peking written by Susan Naquin and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2001-01-15 with total page 862 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The central character in Susan Naquin's extraordinary new book is the city of Peking during the Ming and Qing periods. Using the city's temples as her point of entry, Naquin carefully excavates Peking's varied public arenas, the city's transformation over five centuries, its human engagements, and its rich cultural imprint. This study shows how modern Beijing's glittering image as China's great and ancient capital came into being and reveals the shifting identities of a much more complex past, one whose rich social and cultural history Naquin splendidly evokes. Temples, by providing a place where diverse groups could gather without the imprimatur of family or state, made possible a surprising assortment of community-building and identity-defining activities. By revealing how religious establishments of all kinds were used for fairs, markets, charity, tourism, politics, and leisured sociability, Naquin shows their decisive impact on Peking and, at the same time, illuminates their little-appreciated role in Chinese cities generally. Lacking most of the conventional sources for urban history, she has relied particularly on a trove of commemorative inscriptions that express ideas about the relationship between human beings and gods, about community service and public responsibility, about remembering and being remembered. The result is a book that will be essential reading in the field of Chinese studies for years to come.

Author : Emil Hannover
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 310 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Pottery & Porcelain written by Emil Hannover and published by . This book was released on 1925 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Emil Hannover
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 310 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Far East written by Emil Hannover and published by . This book was released on 1925 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: