The art of impermanence : Japanese works from the John C. Weber collection and Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockfeller 3rd collection /

The art of impermanence : Japanese works from the John C. Weber collection and Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockfeller 3rd collection /

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Author / Creator:Proser, Adriana G., author.
Imprint:New York, NY : Asia Society ; Milano, Italy : Officina Libraria, [2020]
©2020
Description:208 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 31 cm
Language:English
Subject:
Rockefeller, John D., -- III -- (John Davison), -- 1906-1978 -- Art collections -- Exhibitions.
Rockefeller, Blanchette Hooker, -- 1909-1992 -- Art collections -- Exhibitions.
Weber, John, -- 1938- -- Art collections -- Exhibitions.
Rockefeller, Blanchette Hooker, -- 1909-1992.
Rockefeller, John D., -- III -- (John Davison), -- 1906-1978.
Art, Japanese -- Exhibitions.
Art, Japanese -- Private collections -- Exhibitions.
Art objects, Japanese -- Exhibitions.
Art -- Private collections -- New York (State) -- New York -- Exhibitions.
Art, Japanese -- Private collections.
Art, Japanese.
Art objects, Japanese.
Art, Asian.
Art objects, Asian.
Art -- Private collections.
New York (State) -- New York.
Exhibition catalogs.
Exhibition catalogs.
Format: Map Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12318672
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Other authors / contributors:Takeuchi, Melinda, writer of added text.
Asia Society. Museum, host institution.
ISBN:9788833670836
883367083X
Notes:Catalog of an exhibition of the same name held at the Asia Society Museum, New York, USA, February 11-April 26, 2020.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
English.
Summary:This catalogue presents masterpieces of calligraphy, painting, sculpture, ceramics, lacquers, and textiles from two of America's greatest Japanese art collections, which are featured in a landmark exhibition at the Asia Society in New York, from February to April, 2020. Impermanence is a pervasive subject in Japanese philosophy and art, and recognising the role of ephemerality is key to appreciating much of Japan's artistic production. The dazzling range of art and objects in this beautifully photographed exhibition catalogue show the broad, yet nuanced, ways that the notion of the ephemeral manifests itself in the arts of Japan throughout history. Insightful contributions from noted scholars explore the aesthetics of impermanence in religion, literature, artefacts, the tea ceremony, and popular culture in objects dating from the late Jomon period (ca. 1000-300 B.C.E.) to the 20th century.

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