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Joe Earle
The first exhibition of the Khalili Collection of Japanese lacquer
by Shibata Zeshin was held at the National Museums of Scotland and
was opened by the Consul General of Japan, Mr. Matsushiro Horiguchi
in 1997.
Although most of Zeshin's surviving lacquers were produced in the
last three decades of his long life, they never lost the spirit
of humour, energy, and grace, summed up in the word iki, that is
so characteristic of the world of the late Edo and Meiji period
townspeople.
Since the middle of the 19th century the Royal Museum of Scotland
has acquired many Japanese objects, which are now redisplayed in
the Ivy Wu Galleries. Two major exhibitions have taken place in
recent years, and this collection, the world's largest group of
lacquers by Shibata Zeshin, has extended their coverage of Japanese
art and enhanced their reputation as one of the great museums in
this field.
The 66 masterpieces displayed in this exhibition are reproduced
in full colour in this catalogue, written by Joe Earle.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Joe Earle is Chair of the Department of the Art of Asia, Oceania
& Africa, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Formerly Keeper of the Far
Eastern Department at the Victoria and Albert Museum, he has curated
many galleries and exhibitions of Japanese art and is the author
of numerous books on the subject.
DETAILS
80 pages; fully illustrated in colour
27.5 x 21.8 cm
softback
1997
1-874780-09-9
£10 $20
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