Colorful Realm: Japanese Bird-And-Flower Paintings by Itao Jakuchau

by Yukio Lippit

A much-anticipated harbinger of spring, the cherry blossom is also exemplary of the Japanese artistic aesthetic--a delight in simple, natural beauty and an attentiveness to the changing seasons. This spring will mark the centennial of Japan's gift of three thousand cherry trees to Washington, DC, and this sumptuously illustrated catalogue is the companion to a celebratory exhibition at the National Gallery of Art featuring the work of Ito Jakuchu.Jakuchu...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226484602
• ISBN13: 9780226484600
• Release Date: April 2012
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 9.6" x 11.0"