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Oliver Impey, Malcolm Fairley and Joe Earle with contributions
by Julia Hutt and Edward Wrangham
Because there were h10 continuities of type and style in this
most characteristically Japanese of arts, the first of the two parts
making up this volume includes several pieces dating from the 17th
to the 19th-century.
The revival of the classical style is covered in depth, with major
works by such revered figures as Nakayama Komin (1808-70) and Shirayama
Shosai (1853-1923) and there is a large group of examples of shibayama
work which combines lacquer with other materials to create a rich
and exotic effect.
The centrepiece of the Collection is an extravagantly decorated
cabinet by Harui Komin (b. 1869) presented by the Japanese Crown
Prince to the future King Edward VIII of England in 192l.
An introductory essay by Julia Hutt of the Victoria and Albert Museum
chronicles the development of lacquer in response to Westem demand,
while Edward Wrangham, one of the world's foremost lacquer collectors,
contributes an article on the Rimpa style.
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.
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.
Julia Hutt is Assistant Curator of the Far Eastern Collection at
the Victoria and Albert Museum, specialising in Japanese lacquer
and author of 'Understanding Far Eastern Art' (1987).
Edward Wrangham is an author and collector of Japanese lacquer specialising
in Inro and is author of 'The Index of Inro Artists' (1995).
DETAILS
Set of two parts;
556 pages; fully illustrated in colour
40 x 30 cm
hardback with slipcase
1995
1-874780-04-8
£300 (including Selected Essays)
$600 (including Selected Essays)
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