Author : Robert Treat Paine
Release : 1981-01-01
Genre : Art
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 333/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Art and Architecture of Japan by : Robert Treat Paine
Download or read book The Art and Architecture of Japan written by Robert Treat Paine. This book was released on 1981-01-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Once slighted as mere copying from China, the arts of Japan are now seen as a unique alternation of advances and withdrawals. At times the islanders produced Chinese-style works of great beauty, unmatched on the continent. When they chose to be independent, their art differs at every level. Sculpture, and even more painting, are concrete, sensuous, and emotional, speaking directly to all.