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Kabuki's Nineteenth Century examines the theater culture of nineteenth-century Japan from the perspective of the history and materiality of the book, the nature of reception, and the making and maki……続きを見る

Dans 'Antiquités d'Herculanum: Peintures', Tommaso Piroli offre une exploration détaillée et captivante des peintures découvertes lors des fouilles archéologiques d'Herculanum. Son style littéraire ……続きを見る

This book explores the origins of Butoh in post-war Japan through orality and transmission, in conjunction with an embodied research approach. The book is a gathering of seminal artistic voices – Yo……続きを見る

Ce n’est rien qu’un bol, une simple écuelle à riz, que modela jadis un artisan de la vieille Chine, pour la jeter ensuite aux grands feux qui font la matière solide, cristalline, comme intérieuremen……続きを見る

花藝可不是日本專屬，你對中式「花道」了解多少？ 早在《詩經》、《楚辭》便可見古人對大自然的敬畏， 並形成數千年來用花木供奉祖先、神祇、社稷的傳統； 在文學作品中，借花抒情、以花明志者更是數不勝數！ 插花……続きを見る

Chakshudana or rituals of opening the eyes are practiced across multiple South Asian communities by artists, sculptors, and priests. The ritual offers gods access to the mortal world. This practice,……続きを見る

Die Vielfalt des asiatischen Streetfoods in einem Buch Bunte Nachtmärkte, belebte Straßen, zischende Grills und eine beeindruckende Palette an Aromen und Gewürzen: Dafür lieben viele die asiatischen……続きを見る

An incomparable look at how Chinese artists have used mass production to assemble exquisite objects from standardized parts Chinese workers in the third century BCE created seven thousand life-sized……続きを見る

How ornamentation enables a direct and immediate encounter between viewers and art objects Based on universal motifs, ornamentation occurs in many artistic traditions, though it reaches its most exp……続きを見る

A history of the reception of Chinese painting from the sixteenth century to the present What is Chinese painting? When did it begin? And what are the different associations of this term in China an……続きを見る

The Word in the World is a collection of essays and lectures by H S Shivaprakash, a well-known poet, playwright, and translator. Edited by Kamalakar Bhat, this book brings together Prof Shivaprakash……続きを見る

惟妙惟肖的彩繪圖， 形象生動地記錄18至19世紀中國製瓷、製茶、造紙、絲織、棉紡、玻璃製造、煤炭開採、漆作等傳統製造工藝的流程， 其中包括許多已經被遺忘的工藝的細節。 ▍製茶圖──法國國家圖書館藏 茶葉本來起……続きを見る

記錄18至19世紀北京、廣州兩地的風俗， 涉及皇室、朝官、街頭藝人、佛教道教， 五行八作、各行各業的風俗、人物， 包括許多已經消失的風俗。 ▍廣州女樂師圖──法國國家圖書館藏 清代廣州21位女樂師的彩繪記錄，大致……続きを見る

《人類敦煌：探索華麗石窟的神祕之旅》是一本探索中國敦煌石窟藝術和文化的書籍。敦煌位於中國甘肅省的河西走廊，是絲綢之路的重要據點，也是中國藝術和文學的寶庫。本書透過對敦煌歷史、藝術寶庫、佛教壁畫、遺書……続きを見る

《明代書畫仿古模式研究：分析明代書畫仿古模式中，仿古與自由表達之間的矛盾和張力》是一本深入探討明代書畫仿古模式的專業著作。該書通過對明代社會文化背景和學術思想的分析，揭示了明代書畫仿古模式形成的脈絡……続きを見る

那些曾經風光無限的才子們 在歷經世態炎涼及血淚辛酸後 還能提起筆來揮灑人生 正因如此，才有了這些舉世無雙的藝術 ◤天下第一行書創作者──書聖王羲之 鼠鬚筆落在絲蠶紙上形成的字、文，因為被注入了情緒、精神和思……続きを見る

A new collection volume highlighting the strengths, variety and sheer wonder of The Walters Art Museum’s unique Asian and Islamic collections The Walters Art Museum is among America’s most distincti……続きを見る

Through a broad range of case studies spanning from imperial monuments to rural residences, Malayan Classicism puts forward a fundamentally new understanding of classical architecture in the Asian c……続きを見る

L’opium, cette substance autrefois utilisée à des fins rituelles contre la douleur et offrant l’accès à un univers artificiel, fut longtemps idéalisée par les artistes et les écrivains. baudelaire, ……続きを見る

Opium, once used for ritual purposes, is a substance which dulls pain and offers access to an artificial world, and has long been idealized by artists and markets. Baudelaire, Picasso, and Dickens w……続きを見る

Si le ravissant « Pays du soleil levant » devait, lors d’une de ces éruptions volcaniques qui le menacent d’extinction, sombrer à jamais dans les profondeurs de l’océan, il continuerait de vivre pou……続きを見る

If the ‘Palace of Love’, otherwise known as the Taj Mahal, is considered to be the emblem of Mughal Art, it is by no means the sole representative. Characterised by its elegance, splendor, and Persi……続きを見る

Opium, einst für rituelle Zwecke verwendet, ist eine Substanz, die Schmerzen dämpft und Zugang zu einer künstlichen Welt bietet. Lange wurde es von Künstlern und Konsumenten idealisiert. Baudelaire,……続きを見る

Without a doubt, Katsushika Hokusai is the most famous Japanese artist since the middle of the nineteenth century whose art is known to the Western world. Reflecting the artistic expression of an is……続きを見る

Katsushika Hokusai ist ohne Zweifel der seit der Mitte des 19. Jahrhunderts im Westen berühmteste Künstler Japans. Die Werke Hokusais spiegeln die künstlerischen Ausdrucksformen einer isolierten Kul……続きを見る

Katsushika Hokusai est sans doute l’artiste japonais le plus connu en Occident, et ce, depuis le milieu du XIXe siècle. Reflet de l’expression artistique d’une civilisation isolée, les œuvres de Hok……続きを見る

Ukiyo-e (‘pictures of the floating world’) is a branch of Japanese art which originated during the period of prosperity in Edo (1615-1868). Characteristic of this period, the prints are the collecti……続きを見る

This book presents the first in-depth analysis of a monumental scroll known as the Ordination Scroll of Empress Zhang, dated 1493, from the collection of the San Diego Museum of Art. Through images ……続きを見る

A New Politics of Heritage Reconstruction in Afghanistan investigates the politics of cultural heritage preservation in Afghanistan between 2008 and 2015. Based on several periods of ethnographic fi……続きを見る

William Elliot Griffis (1843 – 1928) graduated from Rutgers College in 1869 and taught four years in Fukui and Tokyo. After his return to the United States, he devoted himself to his research and wr……続きを見る