The Arts of Japan: Ancient and Medieval [Hardcover]

Seiroky Noma (Author), John M. Rosenfield (Translator)

Book Description

Series: Arts of Japan | Publication Date: December 1978

Volume one of "The Arts of Japan" presents a comprehensive overview of Japanese art in ancient and medieval times.

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Language Notes

Text: English, Japanese (translation)

About the Author

Foremost among Japanese art historians of his day, the author, Seiroku Noma (1902-66), had keen insight into the arts of his country and wrote about them with unequaled sensitivity. Author of countless books and articles, Noma also served as curator at the former Imperial Art Museum and then at the Tokyo National Museum, retiring as chief curator in 1964. The translator--adaptors are highly regarded authorities in their fields. John Rosenfield, the translator of volume one, is the Abbey Aldrich Rockefeller Professor of Oriental Art at Harvard University, and Glenn Webb, who translated volume two, is Associate Professor of East Asian Art History at the University of Washington.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 308 pages
• Publisher: Kodansha America (December 1978)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0870113356
• ISBN-13: 978-0870113352
• Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 7.6 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,038,952 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great book, February 27, 2001

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This review is from: The Arts of Japan: Ancient and Medieval (Hardcover)

This book is a great book. It is very detailed and indepth. I suggest it. It says everything I want to know.