The Written Image: Japanese Calligraphy and Painting from the Sylvan Barnet and William Burto Collection - Hardcover
Calligraphy is often regarded as the purest manifestation of an artist's inner character and level of cultivation, as well as the expression of his soul, thoughts, and feelings. This lovely book presents some fifty-eight Japanese works, almost all calligraphy, from the remarkable collection formed over the last forty years by Sylvan Barnet and William Burto, literary scholars who became enraptured by the Japanese art of the brush.
Spanning more than a thousand years from the Nara period (710-794) through the nineteenth century, the material includes sublime early sutras, or transcriptions of the Buddha's discourses; an extraordinary mandala that is perhaps the finest example of its kind in the West; seminal works by such renowned figures as My»oe, K»oetsu, Mus»o, Konoe, and Daishin; engaging letters and poems that illuminate courtly life; and powerful graphic statements by Zen monk-artists.
The opening essay by Sylvan Barnet and William Burto, which is directed to a non-Japanese reader, gives an illuminating look at the ways in which Japanese calligraphy can be appreciated. Miyeko Murase's introduction provides a rich commentary on the Japanese calligraphic scripts and scribes and an insightful overview of the society and world in which this art flourished.
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Miyeko Murase is Special Consultant for Japanese Art at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Other contributors include: Sylvan Barnet, William Burto, Karen L. Brock, Tadayuki Kasashima, Yuji Yamashita, Sondra Castile, Maxwell K. Hearn, Denise Patry Leidy, and Masako Watanabe. The last four are members of the Museum's staff.
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- PublisherMetropolitan Museum of Art
- Publication date2002
- ISBN 10 0300096895
- ISBN 13 9780300096897
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages224
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Book Description gebunden. Condition: Neu. Neu -Die Kalligraphie wird oft als die reinste Manifestation des inneren Charakters und des Kultivierungsgrades eines Künstlers sowie als Ausdruck seiner Seele, seiner Gedanken und Gefühle angesehen. Dieser Band präsentiert etwa 58 japanische Werke, fast alle Kalligraphien, aus der Sammlung, die in den letzten 40 Jahren des 20. Jahrhunderts von Sylvan Barnet und William Burto, Literaturwissenschaftlern, die von der japanischen Pinselkunst begeistert waren, angelegt wurde. Das Material, das sich über mehr als tausend Jahre von der Nara-Periode (710-794) bis ins 19. Jahrhundert erstreckt, umfasst erhabene frühe Sutras oder Transkriptionen der Reden des Buddha, ein außergewöhnliches Mandala, das vielleicht das beste Beispiel seiner Art im Westen ist, bahnbrechende Werke von so berühmten Persönlichkeiten wie Myoe, Koetsu, Muso, Konoe und Daishin, Briefe und Gedichte, die das höfische Leben beleuchten, sowie kraftvolle grafische Darstellungen von Zen-Mönchen-Künstlern. Der einleitende Essay von Sylvan Barnet und William Burto, der sich an einen nicht-japanischen Leser richtet, gibt einen Einblick in die Möglichkeiten, die japanische Kalligraphie zu schätzen. Die Einführung von Miyeko Murase bietet einen Kommentar zu den japanischen kalligrafischen Schriften und Schreibern sowie einen Überblick über die Gesellschaft und die Welt, in der diese Kunst gedieh. (Text engl.)\\nSachgruppen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik, Kunst, Kunstgeschichte Format: 28,00 x 22,00 x 2,50 cm Englisch. Seller Inventory # 500100
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