The Art of Impermanence: Japanese Works from the John C. Weber Collection and Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd Collection

by Adriana Proser

The book includes works ranging in date from the Final Jomon period (ca. 1000-300 B.C.E.) to the 20th century. This dazzling range of art reflects the broad, yet nuanced ways that the notion of impermanence manifests itself in the arts of Japan. That the world is constantly in flux is a basic tenant of Japanese philosophy and recognizing the aesthetic or symbolic suggestion of ephemerality is key to the appreciation of much of Japan's artistic production...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 883367083X
• ISBN13: 9788833670836
• Release Date: February 2020
• Publisher: Officina Libraria
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 3.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 9.2" x 12.2"