Periodically revived in the 18th and 19th centuries, Rimpa art came to be regarded as quintessentially native Japanese - in contrast to Chinese-influenced schools - and regularly enjoyed imperial and aristocratic patronage. This catalogue of works from the collection of the Idemitsu Museum of Arts, features 70 pieces by all the leading exponents of the Rimpa style. These include screen and scroll paintings, calligraphy and decorated ceramics. All are illustrated in colour and brief bibliographies of each artist are included.
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Periodically revived in the 18th and 19th centuries, Rimpa art came to be regarded as quintessentially native Japanese - in contrast to Chinese-influenced schools - and regularly enjoyed imperial and aristocratic patronage. This catalogue of works from the collection of the Idemitsu Museum of Arts, features 70 pieces by all the leading exponents of the Rimpa style. These include screen and scroll paintings, calligraphy and decorated ceramics. All are illustrated in colour and brief bibliographies of each artist are included. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR002299479
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Hardback. Condition: Good. Periodically revived in the 18th and 19th centuries, Rimpa art came to be regarded as quintessentially native Japanese - in contrast to Chinese-influenced schools - and regularly enjoyed imperial and aristocratic patronage. This catalogue of works from the collection of the Idemitsu Museum of Arts, features 70 pieces by all the leading exponents of the Rimpa style. These include screen and scroll paintings, calligraphy and decorated ceramics. All are illustrated in colour and brief bibliographies of each artist are included. Seller Inventory # 00055617410
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Seller: Joseph Burridge Books, Dagenham, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 184 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 31 cm. Summary:A catalogue featuring 70 masterpieces of the Rimpa school of art from a major Japanese collection. Each work is illustrated in colour and the text reflects new research. The works include screen and scroll paintings, calligraphy and decorated ceramics. A brief biography of each artist is given. Seller Inventory # 7cb106
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1st edition. Small folio. 184pp. Colour plates, b/w. illustrations. Ownership inscription to front f.e.p. Original cloth. Pictorial d/w. with black spine lettered in white, some minor wear to edges. ISBN 0714114863 US$17. Seller Inventory # 198266
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Hardback. Condition: Good. Periodically revived in the 18th and 19th centuries, Rimpa art came to be regarded as quintessentially native Japanese - in contrast to Chinese-influenced schools - and regularly enjoyed imperial and aristocratic patronage. This catalogue of works from the collection of the Idemitsu Museum of Arts, features 70 pieces by all the leading exponents of the Rimpa style. These include screen and scroll paintings, calligraphy and decorated ceramics. All are illustrated in colour and brief bibliographies of each artist are included. Seller Inventory # CIN0714114863G
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Seller: Cheerleader Productions Ltd, Gloucester, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. HARDCOVER. Condition: like new in like new dust jacket. A sublime production from the British Museum Press with glorious fine art paper plates at the back of the book. Rimpa is the name given retrospectively to a style of painting, calligraphy and ceramic and lacquer design first established in Kyoto at the beginning of the seventeenth century. 1st edition in English, published in the UK in 1998 to accompany a loan exhibition in London from the Idemitsu Collection in Tokyo. 184pp. Quarto in green cloth. 117 colour plates, 60 B&W photos. Boards and jacket crisp and unworn; interior clean, crisp, and bright. Contents: forewords, acknowledgements, notes on the text; the formation and development of Rimpa Art; The lineage of Rimpa painting as seen in the Wind God and Thunder God screens; the intuition and the genius of decoration; critical reactions to Rimpa art in Europe and the USA during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries; catalogue: The Idemitsu Collection of Works of Rimpa Art; artists' biographies; select bibliography; Index. Quite lovely. We pack our books properly and ship daily from the UK. Seller Inventory # ABE-1648281744564