Masterpieces of Japanese Art - by Hou-Mei Sung (Hardcover)

About the Book

Offers a long overdue study and reappraisal of the remarkable Japanese art collection at the Cincinnati Art Museum.

Book Synopsis

This is the first complete study and reappraisal of the remarkable collection of Japanese art at the Cincinnati Art Museum. It features a wealth of artifacts, including paintings and ceramics, metal objects and weaponry, screens, masks, cloisonné enamel, lacquer ware, ivory carvings, kimonos, and dolls, the majority dating from the Edo period (1615-1868) to the end of the Meiji Period in 1912.

In addition to an important introduction by Hou-mei Sung, curator of Asian art, there are contributions by two leading guest authors from Japan, professor Keiko Nakamachi and professor Masahiko Aizawa, who study the painted screens in the collection.

About the Author

Dr. Sung has served as the curator of Asian art at the Cincinnati Art Museum since 2002. In her 2009 show, Roaring Tigers, Leaping Carp: Decoding the Symbolic Language of Chinese Animal Painting, Dr. Sung drew on ten years of research to present more than 100 paintings that illustrated the use of animal symbolism in Chinese art.

Dr Keiko Nakamachi is Professor of Art History at Jissen Women's University, specializing in Japanese art including Edo painting, crafts and prints and her work on the Rinpa school. Her most recent publications include All about Sakai Hoitsu (2011)and Envisioning the Tale of Genji: Media, Gender, and Cultural Production 2008.

Dr Masahiko Aizawa, is Professor in the department of Arts at Seijo University.