Meiji Kogei Masterpieces Exhibition Catalog Cloisonne Lacquer Satsuma Art
Description
Venue-exclusive catalog: The Festival of the Century - Art of the World's Fairs, Late Edo and Meiji Era World's Fairs, Exquisite Meiji Crafts and 429 Other Works, Photobook, Collection of Works, Imperial Court Artists
Masterpieces from East and West as seen at the Paris, Vienna, and Chicago World's Fairs
Arts of East and West from World Expositions 1855–1900: Paris, Vienna and Chicago
2004
Page 359
Approximately 30 × 23 × 2.7 cm
Full-color fold-out softcover with photographs and illustrations of the artwork. Illustration pages are printed on matte coated paper.
Japanese and English bilingual book
Japanese/English
Out of print
Exhibition commemorating the 2005 Japan International Exposition: "The Festival of the Century: Art at World's Fairs - Masterpieces from East and West as seen at the Paris, Vienna, and Chicago World's Fairs."
A large-volume official art book available only at the venue.
This book showcases over 500 of the finest works of art, including crafts and arts from late Edo and Meiji-era Japan, as well as Western paintings and sculptures, that were exhibited at the Paris, Vienna, and Chicago World's Fairs, all presented in full-color photographs.
In addition to numerous essays and columns, the book is remarkably comprehensive, including a timeline of international expositions, an art timeline, a bibliography, and a glossary of terms, which even features biographies and brief reviews of artists such as metalworkers, potters, lacquerers, cloisonnéers, and painters.
This book comprehensively covers masterpieces of crafts and art from the late Edo and Meiji periods, including metalwork, articulated figurines, maki-e (gold lacquer), inlay, cloisonné, wood carving, bronze figurines, Satsuma ware, Makuzu ware, and mother-of-pearl inlay, showcasing the pinnacle of exquisite craftsmanship.
This book allows you to see in color photographs the finest works by Imperial Court Artists such as Kano Natsuo, Shibata Zeshin, Suzuki Chokichi, Myochin, Shoami Katsuyoshi, Unno Shomin, Namikawa Yasuyuki, Kiritsu Kosho Kaisha, Shibayama, Miyagawa Kozan, Ogawa Shomin, Hakusan Shosai, Kawanobe Itcho, and Yabu Meizan. There are very few books that compile and photographically explain the charm of Meiji-era crafts and arts on such a scale, quality, and quantity, making this an extremely valuable and comprehensive reference book.