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Oliver Impey and Malcolm Fairley with a contribution by
Jack Hillier
Japanese cloisonné enamels were a technical triumph of the
Meiji (1868-1912) and Taisho (1912-1926) periods, and the 107 examples
reproduced in this volume offer an unrivalled panorama of achievement
centred around the work of three artists: Namikawa Yasuyuki, Namikawa
Sosuke, and Ando Jubei.
The Collection includes a large number of works by each of them,
making it possible to establish the first reliable chronology for
the development of enamelling in Japan.
An introductory essay traces the history of the craft from the first
experiments of Kaji Tsunekichi in the 1840s and 1850s and identifies
three strands of stylistic evolution that took place from the 1860s;
the conservative, the pictorial and the exotic.
An essay by the great British scholar Jack Hillier, traces the relationship
between Sosuke and the painter Watanabe Seitei.
This volume, combining magnificent colour reproduction with pioneering
scholarship, will serve as the essential guide to a little-known
facet of Japan's artistic achievement.
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
The late Dr Oliver Impey was formerly Senior Curator at the Ashmolean
Museum, and Reader in Japanese Art, University of Oxford. Co-editor
of 'Meiji No Takara - The Khalili Collection of Japanese Art' and
the author of many books.
Malcolm Fairley is formerly of Sotheby's and Barry Davies Oriental
Art; he is now owner of Malcolm Fairley Ltd. - Japanese Works of
Art in London. Co-editor of 'Meiji No Takara - The Khalili Collection
of Japanese Art' and an expert on all aspects of Meiji period art.
The late Jack Hillier was an art historian and author of many publications
on Japanese art including 'The Art of the Japanese Book' (1987)
DETAILS
320 pages; fully illustrated in colour
40 x 30 cm
hardback with slipcase
1994
1-874780-03-X
£150 (including Selected Essays)
$300 (including Selected Essays)
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