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Japan in Art and Industry: With a Glance at Japanese Manners and Customs
Contributor(s): R. Gamey, F. LIX Elie (Author), Regamey, Felix Elie (Author)

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ISBN: 1108061370 ISBN-13: 9781108061377
Publisher: Cambridge University Press

OUR PRICE: $46.54

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: June 2013
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BISAC Categories:
- History | Asia - General
- Art | History - General
- Art | Asian - Japanese

Dewey: 709

Series: Cambridge Library Collection - East and South-East Asian His

Physical Information: 0.82" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" L (1.02 lbs) 366 pages

Themes:
- Cultural Region - Asian
- Cultural Region - Japanese

Features: Bibliography, Illustrated

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Publisher Description:
Ending centuries of isolation, the Meiji era opened Japan to the world in the late nineteenth century, revealing a rich and sophisticated culture. Largely unknown until then, it proved an object of fascination to the West, and the delicacy of its art inspired such figures as Van Gogh, Manet, Whistler and the architect Frank Lloyd Wright. French painter F lix Elie R gamey (1844-1907) was one of the few Europeans who had travelled to Japan, and his deep respect and understanding of the country's art and customs soon established him as an expert. Appearing first in French in 1891, his observations were published in this English translation in 1893. Offering an artist's perspective on Japan and its mores, it also contains 100 illustrations drawn by the author using Japanese techniques. Readers will find much of interest in this valuable contribution to the study of Japanese culture.

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