This luxurious volume unites 37 extraordinary Japanese screens in American collections. Together they represent the most important artists and schools of screen painting, and provide a balanced overview of the formats and techniques used and the wide range of subjects depicted. The works in this volume were created during the greatest eras of screen painting: the Muromachi period (1392–1573), when monochromatic ink painting came to be regarded as the only medium worthy of an important artist; the Momoyama period (1573–1615), the “golden age” of screen painting; and the Edo period (1615–1868), one of the most artistically prolific eras in history. In the introduction and commentaries, author and former Museum curator Miyeko Murase explores the functional and decorative roles that screens, which originated in China, established in Japan. Also discussed is the wide range of images depicted, from festivals and episodes in The Tale of Genji to images of nature, landscapes, and flowers and birds. This volume’s oversized format was specially designed to suit the impressive size and magnitude of the screens. Several screens are published here for the first time, and all are reproduced in color, with the gold carefully printed in order to capture their glowing, glorious hues.

232 pages, 124 full-color illustrations and 13 gatefolds. 14 in. x 12 3/4 in. Hardcover; clothbound, with jacket.

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Masterpieces of Japanese Screen Painting
03-021193
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