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The written image Japanese calligraphy and painting from the Sylvan Barnet and William Burto collection Miyeko Murase with contributions by Sylvan Barnet ... [and others]
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Murase, Miyeko, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Barnet, Sylvan--Art collections--Exhibitions.
- Barnet, Sylvan.
- Burto, William--Art collections--Exhibitions.
- Burto, William.
- Calligraphy, Japanese--Exhibitions.
- Calligraphy, Japanese.
- Art, Japanese--Private collections--United States--Exhibitions.
- Art, Japanese.
- Art, Japanese--Private collections.
- Art--Private collections.
- United States.
- Genre:
- Exhibition catalogs
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (viii, 200 pages) illustrations (some color)
- Place of Publication:
- New York Metropolitan Museum of Art New Haven Yale University Press [2002]
- Summary:
- "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 publication 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. Their holdings, virtually unique outside Japan, not only embody a fundamental aspect of Japanese culture but also testify to the growing sophistication of Americans' engagement with other cultures." "Spanning more than a thousand years from the Nara period (710-784) 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 Myoe, Koetsu, Muso, Konoe, and Daishin; engaging letters and poems that illuminate courtly life; and powerful graphic statements by Zen monk-artists."--BOOK JACKET
- Notes:
- Exhibition held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art from Oct. 1, 2002 to March 2, 2003
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 188-195) and index
- Description based on print version record
- Other Format:
- Print version Murase, Miyeko. Written image
- OCLC:
- 856903767
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