The Ideals of the East (eBook)

With Special Reference to the Art of Japan

Kakuzo Okakura (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2009
152 Seiten
Stone Bridge Press (Verlag)
978-0-89346-963-4 (ISBN)

Infos

The classic work on Japanese beauty and values as seen in Japanese art and culture

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An exploration of the roots of beauty in Japanese aesthetics.Written by the foremost authority of the era on Oriental archeology and art, this extremely influential book offers a brief but concise introduction to Asian art. First published in 1883, it responded to a vogue in Western culture for a growing awareness and appreciation of Japanese artistic expressions of beauty and philosophya perspective that remains fresh and valid.

Autor

Okakura (1863-1913) was an administrator and scholar who had a profound effect on art and aesthetics both in Japan and the West. He helped found an arts college and in 1904 became an assistant curator at Boston's Museum of Fine Arts. Through his writings, Okakura was able to permanently affect the way the West viewed Japan and Asia.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.2.2009
• Reihe/Serie: Stone Bridge Classics
• Reihe/Serie: Stone Bridge Classics
• Reihe/Serie: Stone Bridge Classics
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Kunstgeschichte / Kunststile
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Malerei / Plastik
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Östliche Philosophie
• ISBN-10: 0-89346-963-7 / 0893469637
• ISBN-13: 978-0-89346-963-4 / 9780893469634