topic:"Japan" found 2 records - Research Collections - Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies

Abstract: Pertains to Dr. Edward Sylvester Morse who travelled to Japan in 1877 and again in 1882, amassing a large collection of Japanese ceramics and other cultural objects. Part of his collection is at the Peabody Museum and the other part was a bequest to his grand-daughter Catharine Robb Whyte which now resides at the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies.

Contents: Forward by Anne Ewen, Curator of Art and Heritage - 34 colour photographs of objects presented as part of this Exhibition

This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.

Publisher: Washington, District of Columbia : National Gallery of Art ; Tokyo, Japan : The Japan Foundation ; [Los Angeles, California] : Los Angeles County Museum of Art ; Princeton, New Jersey : In association with Princeton University Press,

1 website

Publisher: Washington, District of Columbia : National Gallery of Art ; Tokyo, Japan : The Japan Foundation ; [Los Angeles, California] : Los Angeles County Museum of Art ; Princeton, New Jersey : In association with Princeton University Press,

Physical Description: xix, 323 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits

Abstract: A sweeping exploration of animals in Japanese art and culture across sixteen centuries. Few countries have devoted as much artistic energy to the depiction of animal life as Japan. Drawing upon the country's unique spiritual heritage, rich literary traditions, and currents in popular culture, Japanese artists have long expressed admiration for animals in sculpture, painting, lacquerwork, ceramics, metalwork, textiles, and woodblock prints. Real and fantastic creatures are meticulously and beautifully rendered, often with humor and whimsy. This beautiful book celebrates this diverse range of work, from ancient fifth-century clay sculpture to contemporary pieces. The catalog is organized into themes, including the twelve animals of the Japanese zodiac; animals in Shinto and Buddhism; animals and samurai; land animals, winged creatures, and creatures of the river and sea; and animals in works of humor and parody. Exhibition: National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, USA (05.05.-28.07.2019) / Los Angeles County Museum of Art, USA (08.09.-08.12.2019).

Contents: Prefaces / Robert T. Singer, Kawai Masatomo -- A place for animals in Japanese letters : beasts and beasties - pests, partners, and pets / Tom Hare -- Cultivating compassion and accruing merit : animal release rites during the Edo period / Barbara R. Ambros -- All creatures great and small : Tokugawa Japan and its animals / Federico Marcon -- Plates -- Checklist of works exhibited in Los Angeles.

Notes: Published on the occasion of the exhibition "The Life of Animals in Japanese Art" held at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., May 5-July 28, 2019, and the exhibition "Every Living Thing: Animals in Japanese Art" held at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, California, September 8-December 8, 2019.

This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.