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Designing Nature: The Rinpa Aesthetic in Japanese Art (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Designing Nature The Rinpa Aesthetic in Japanese Art - Metropolitan Museum of Art
Author: John Carpenter
The distinctive style of Japanese art known as Rinpa embraces bold, graphic renderings of natural motifs and formalized depictions of fictional characters, poets, and sages. An aesthetic that arose in Japan in the 16th century and flourished until modern times, the Rinpa school is celebrated for its use of lavish pigments and its references to t...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780300184990
ISBN-10: 0300184999
Publication Date: 9/25/2012
Pages: 176
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Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Book Type: Paperback
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