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"Published to accompany an exhibition at the British Museum, this important book presents a selection of the most beautiful and significant art crafts to have been produced in Japan over the last fifty years. Fine porcelains with exquisite designs, fabulous kimonos, lacquer boxes with mother-of pearl inlay a hammered-silver vase, a box made from striped ebony wood, delicate dolls and crystal-glass - these are but a few of the exceptional pieces illustrated....
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Containing lengthy essays on religion, folk art traditions, the production of utilitarian and religious objects, textiles, ceramics, masks, and metalwork, as well as the history of the Montgomery Collection itself, this volume provides a thorough grounding in the use and context of this art. Nearly 300 pieces are reproduced here in full-page color plates with short captions.
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"Ceramics are closely connected to the tea ceremony and central to Japanese culture. In this context Oribe wares represented a unique and major development, since they were the earliest Japanese ceramics to carry extensive multicolor decoration. Boldly painted with geometric and naturalistic designs, they display sensuous glazes, especially in a distinctive vitreous green, as well as a whole repertoire of playful new shapes. These dashing wares matched...
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