Through the Seasons: Japanese Art in Nature

by Miyeko Murase

The arts of Japan have been inextricably linked with nature, whether through traditional themes of seasonal change or through objects whose shape, materials, or decorative elements evoke natural motifs. This book provides an overview of the history of Japanese paintings of nature, demonstrating not only the importance of seasonal imagery but also the range of painting styles popular during the period from the late seventeenth to the early twentieth...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300141882
• ISBN13: 9780300141887
• Release Date: August 2009
• Publisher: Clark Art Institute
• Length: 84 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 9.2" x 8.9"