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Title:

Elegant perfection : masterpieces of courtly and religious art from the Tokyo National Museum / Tokyo National Museum.

Publisher:

Museum of Fine ArtsHouston ;

Copyright Date:

2011

Description:

127 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm.

Subject:

Art, Japanese--Exhibitions.
Buddhist art--Japan--Exhibitions.
Art--Tokyo--Tokyo--Exhibitions.
Tōkyō Kokuritsu Hakubutsukan--Exhibitions.

Other Authors:

McCormick, Melissa, 1967-
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.

Notes:

Published to coincide with an exhibition held at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Houston, Tex., Feb. 17-April 8, 2012.

Contents:

In situ: Buddhist art and ritual at the imperial court / Melissa McCormick. Buddhist art and courtly elegance / Shimatani Hiroyuki -- The Japanese people and Waka poetry / Shimatani Hiroyuki -- Nirvana paintings in japan / Seya Ai -- The scuplture of Dainichi Nyorai / Asami Ryūsuke -- Buddhist ritual implements / Itō Shinji -- Musical instruments and the lacquer arts tradition / Takeuchi Namiko -- Japanese ceramics of the Azuchi-Momoyama and Edo periods / Imai Atsushi -- Jōmon period pottery and clay figurines / Shinagawa Yoshiya -- In situ: Buddhist art and ritual at the imperial court / Melissa McCormick.

Summary:

"Twenty-six exquisite works of art from the esteemed collection of the Tokyo National Museum trace the religious and cultural history of Japan from ancient times through the nineteenth century" --Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

0300175930 (hardcover)
9780300175936 (hardcover)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)705351988

LCCN:

2011009045

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)