Japanese Decorative Arts of the Meiji Period by Oliver Impey

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Japanese Decorative Arts of the Meiji Period by Oliver Impey

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Summary

This publication demonstrates the innovation of Japanese craftsmanship of the time, as its artisan s worked in metals and ceramics, introducing, among other decorative art forms, cloisonne enamel , and a variety of painting styles other than traditional ones and techniques that artists incorporated from knowledge acquired from

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Japanese Decorative Arts of the Meiji Period by Oliver Impey

The word Meiji means 'enlightened government' and the new Japanese government of 1868 had as a primary aim the bringing of Japan into a new group of modern western industrial powers. The Meiji Restoration in Japan in 1868 led to a demonstration to the world of the brilliance of Japanese Craftsmanship through the media of the International Industrial Expositions that were such a feature of the second half of the nineteenth century and the first two decades of the twentieth. New techniques, such as cloisonne enamel began to be developed for the first time in Japan. Active purchasing has meant that the Ashmolean now has a good representative collection of the highest quality.

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ISBN 13 9781854441980
ISBN 10 1854441981
Title Japanese Decorative Arts of the Meiji Period
Author Oliver Impey
Series Ashmolean Handbooks
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Ashmolean Museum
Year published 2010-06-01
Number of pages 96
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.

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