Art of Ogata Kenzan: Persona and Production in Japanese Ceramics

by Richard L. Wilson

Book Overview

Ogata Kenzan (1663-1743) is Japan's most famous ceramic artist, and his work has had a far-reaching influence on the art of pottery, not only in Japan but, through Bernard Leach and his followers, the West as well. With his brother, the painter Korin, Kenzan was a member of the cultivated elite circle that transformed the world of Japanese design from the taste of a courtly few to a popular movement embracing every social class and encompassing all...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0834802406
• ISBN13: 9780834802407
• Release Date: October 1991
• Publisher: Weatherhill
• Length: 271 Pages
• Weight: 2.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.5" x 10.6"