Harmony and Contrast: A Journey Through East Asian Art

by Nicholas Pearce and Jane Wilkinson

A cross-cultural perspective on the art of Japan, China and Korea, focusing on the use of materials. The introductory discussion on the three cultures is followed by an investigation of a range of different materials, their function and style, and the decorative and manufacturing techniques applied to them. The chapters include silk, paper, lacquer, wood, stone (jade, soapstone, etc.), ivory, metalware, porcelain, stoneware and earthenware.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0700704612
• ISBN13: 9780700704613
• Release Date: October 1996
• Publisher: Routledge/Curzon
• Length: 112 Pages