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Item #2441

Art, Culture #2441


Art, Culture #2441


Art, Culture #2441

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Item No#2441
Item Art, Culture
MaterialHardcover(Clothcover)
Price$125.00
Weight9.39kg
size width   
27cm  10 3/4"
depth  
12cm  4 3/4"
height  
36.5cm  14 1/2"
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【DESCRIPTION】
TITLE Important Cultural Assets
Paintings -Vol.7 to 11
Supervising editor Agency for Cultural Affairs
Publication year 1973-75
oop
Hardcover (clothcover) w/slipcase
Large format
genaral catalog (Index 30pages) for 7 to 11 attached in vol.11
glossy paper


5 volumes set of Important Cultural Assets in Japan including some National Treasures!

Important Cultural Assets in Japan are tangible assets designated as things which are important culturally and academically by Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.

They are divided in two parts; Buildings and Arts.
There are approx 4178 buildings and 10283 arts as Improtant Cultural Assets today.

As paintings, there are 1952 designated.
This item -Paintings Vol.7 to 11 contains photos of all Important Cultural Assets at the time this was published such as Buddha, Yamato-e Japanese paintings, Sumi-e ink paintings and the ones in mostly Edo period.

All works on these books are represented the culture of Japan, and deeply related to the belief of Japanese people from long time ago.


Vol.7 -Buddhism Paintings, Mikkyo
Mikkyo...esoteric Buddhism
Mikkyo is a little-understood, yet often sensationalised, synergistic esoteric construct that lies at the very core of Japanese spirituality and mysticism.

Vol.8 -Buddhism Paintings, Jodo-syu in Nara to Kamakura period (8c-15c)
Jodo-syu...The Pure Land School, also known as Jodo Buddhism, is a branch of Pure Land Buddhism derived from the teachings of the Japanese ex-Tendai monk Honen. It was established in 1175 and is the most widely practiced branch of Buddhism in Japan.

Vol.9 -Yamato-e in Heian to Muromachi period (8c-16c)
Yamato-e...Japanese painting inspired by Zen Buddhism and developed in the late Heian period. It is considered the classical Japanese style, as opposed to the later ukiyo-e and earlier Chinese kara-e.

Vol.10 -Sumi-e in Muromachi and Momoyama period (14c-16c)
Sumi-e...ink and wash brush paintings Only black ink is used, in various concentrations.
including ones by Sessyu

Vol.11 -Paintings in Modern period (Edo, Momoyama 16c-19c)
including ones by Kano-ha school Fusuma-e(sliding doors paintings), Watanabe Kazan, Maruyama Oukyo, Soutatsu and Korin-ha

Each volume has approx 10 full colored photos and many in black and white.

Even if you don't understand Japanese,you'll enjoy this book through many photos.
This will be great collection of Japanese Important Cultural Assets!!


approx 116 to 140 pages for each
Size approx 27cm× 36.5cm


【CONDITION】
*slight yellowing, stains and wears on the cover
*books inside themselves are in very good condition overall
Please see the photos photos to confirm the condition of this book.

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