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142 1 LIST – – JAPANESE INTEREST H ANSHAN TANG B OOKS LTD Unit 3, Ashburton Centre 276 Cortis Road London SW 15 3 AY UK Tel (020) 8788 4464 Fax (020) 8780 1565 Int’l (+44 20) [email protected] www.hanshan.com 1 Aizu Museum of Art at Waseda University ed: A COLLECTION OF MATERIAL ON HORYU-JI TEMPLE. 2006. 110 pp. A few b/w text illustrations and architectural drawings. 29x21 cm. Paper. £25.00 Divided into two parts. The first part examines the various opinions regarding the dating of the temple’s architecture. The second part is a detailed bibliography of books and articles on the temple. In Japanese. 2 Akira, Baba: A COLLECTION OF HISTORICAL PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN BY UENO HIKOMA. Tokyo, 2006. 126 pp. B/w plates throughout. 1 foldout. 26x19 cm. Cloth. £45.00 Shows 100 fine black-and-white photographs of people and places taken by Ueno Hikoma, one of the first professional Japanese pho - tographers who worked at the beginning of the Meiji period. In Japanese. 3 Ako Municipal Museum of Art: SUZUKI HYAKUNEN AND SUZUKI SHONEN. Artists Who Journeyed to Ako. Ako, 2006. 96 pp. Numerous colour plates. 30x21 cm. Paper. £25.00 Catalogue of an exhibition of the work of the father and son painters Suzuki Hyakunen, (1828-1891), and Suzuki Shonen, (1848-1919), featuring works depicting the Ako area of Japan. The artists painted in a Nanga style but their work can be seen to adopt then-cur - rent influences. Numerous colour illustrations. In Japanese. 4 Amagasaki City Cultural Centre: GOLD IN ART. Painting, Sculpture, Craft and Jewellery. Amagasaki, 2006. 120 pp. Colour plates throughout. 22x17 cm. Paper. £45.00 Catalogue of an exhibition exploring how gold is used in Japanese art of all types and media — from netsuke and inro to modern ce - ramics and jewelry. Illustrated throughout in colour. Text in Japanese. 7 Anjo City Museum of Art: ISHIKAWA JOZAN AND THE WORLD OF SENCHA. N.p., 2007. 85 pp. 54 colour plates. 29x21 cm. Paper. £30.00 Catalogue of an exhibition examining the role of the famous Japanese calligrapher Ishikiwa Jozan, (1583-1672), in popularizing the sencha movement in the early Edo period. Exhibits include paintings, calligraphy and tea ceremony utensils. In Japanese. 8 Araki Shuseikan: THE ARAKI SADAKO COLLECTION OF NAGOYA POTTERY. N.p., 2004. 125 pp. 366 colour plates plus small accompanying colour illustrations. 29x21 cm. Paper. £50.00 Catalogue of an exhibition at the Araki Shuseikan showing 366 examples of Nagoya wares. Shows the diversity of shape, form and de - sign of these wares. Base seals are also shown. All 366 exhibits are shown in colour. Text in Japanese. 10 Art Gallery Pacific: KUNISADA:. Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido. Tokyo, 2006. 83 pp. Numerous full page colour plates. Small b/w text illustrations. 30x21 cm. Paper. £40.00 The complete series of Kunisada’s ‘Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido’ is here illustrated in full page colour plates. In Japanese. 13 Bess, Nancy Moore: BAMBOO IN JAPAN. Tokyo, 2006. 224 pp. 160 colour illustrations. 22x27 cm. Cloth. £27.99 Explores the Japanese reverence for bamboo from its natural beauty to innumerable uses and applications, not least in Japanese art. 14 Chiba City Art Museum: HIROSHIGE: TOKAIDO AND KISOKAIDO. Ukiyo-e Master’s Views of Scenic Beauty on Two Major Roads. Chiba, 2006. 240 pp. Colour plates throughout. Small accompanying b/w illustrations. 24x19 cm. Paper. £50.00 Catalogue of an exhibition at the Chiba City Museum of Art showing Hiroshige’s two famous series of prints depicting the Tokaido and Kisokaido highways. The two series are illustrated in their entirety in colour. In Japanese. 15 Chiba City Art Museum,: SUZUKI GAKO — A PROVINCIAL ARTIST DURING THE BAKUMATSU PERIOD. Chiba, 2007. 107 pp. Numerous colour plates. 29x22 cm. Paper. £40.00 Catalogue of an exhibition of the work of the painter, Suzuki Gako, (1816-1870), local to the Chiba area. The artist was a major fig - ure of the Nanga movement and taught a number of artists later influential in the rise of modern Japanese painting. Suzuki Gako is now little-known and this exhibition seeks to redress that balance. 62 works are shown in colour. Summary and list of plates in Eng - lish. Main text in Japanese. 16 Chiba City Art Museum: TAKEHISHA YUMEJI. Chiba, 2007. 279 pp. 328 colour plates. Some small b/w text illustrations. 24x19 cm. Paper. £40.00 Catalogue of a comprehensive exhibition showing the distinctive work of the Japanese artist Takehisha Yumeji (1884-1934). 328 works spanning his entire career are shown, primarily paintings and bookcover illustrations. Illustrated throughout. Text in Japanese. 17 Chiba City Art Museum: TORII KIYONAGA. The Birth of Venus in the Edo Period. Chiba, 2007. 295 pp. 266 colour plates. Some small b/w text illustrations. 24x19 cm. Paper. £50.00 Large catalogue of a comprehensive exhibition showing the work of the famous Japanese ukiyo-e artist, Torii Kiyonaga, who was par - ticularly noted for his work showing ‘bijin’, beautiful women. Many such examples are featured here. Illustrated throughout in colour. One page summary and plate captions in English. Main text in Japanese. 2 JAPANESE INTEREST – – HANSHAN TANG BOOKS 18 Chiba City Art Museum: URAGAMI GYOKUDO. Chiba, 2006. 356 pp. 223 pp. colour and b/w plates. 24x19 cm. Paper. £45.00 Catalogue of a large exhibition at the Chiba City Museum of Art showing 237 paintings, screens, albums and other objects demon - strating the entire range and artistic output of the Nanga painter Uragami Gyokudo, (1745-1820). Some of the exhibits were on pub - lic display for the first time. Include pages showing signatures and seals. Illustrated throughout. In Japanese. 20 Daigo-ji Temple: SHUGENDO AND DAIGO-JI TEMPLE. Praying among Mountains and the Countryside. Kyoto, 2006. 156 pp. Numerous colour plates. 28x21 cm. Paper. £45.00 The third in a series of catalogues surveying the temple’s treasures, this one focussing on the practices and beliefs of Shugendo and the relationship with Daigo-ji Temple. 83 exhibits in various media associated with Shugendo worship. Numerous colour illustrations. In Japanese. 22 Ehime Prefectural Museum of Art: MATSUMOTO SANSETSU AND PAINTERS IN THE 17TH CENTURY. Afterglow of Momoyama, Dawn of Edo. Ehime, 2007. 110 pp. Numerous colour plates. 21x25 cm. Wrappers. £30.00 An exhibition showing the work of the little-known Japanese painter, Matsumoto Sansetsu, who flourished in the mid-17th century. Noted for his skill in horse painting. The exhibition also shows work by other artists active at the time. Numerous colour illustrations. In Japan - ese. 23 Equine Museum of Japan: ILLUSTRATIONS OF HORSES IN THE CHINESE NOVEL ‘THE ROMANCE OF THE THREE KINGDOMS’. N.p. 2007. 95 pp. Colour illustrations throughout. 21x30 cm. Paper. £38.00 Brings together various Chinese and Japanese editions of the novel San Guo Zhi (Romance of the Three Kingdoms) plus ukiyo-e, Japanese paintings, screens and handscrolls (plus a few excavated artefacts) depicting horses in this famous Chinese novel. Serves as a survey of art associated with the novel. In Japanese. 24 Fuchu Art Museum: CHU ASAI AND THE KANSAI BIJUTSUIN. Fuchu, 2006. 229 pp. Colour plates throughout. 29x22 cm. Paper. £50.00 Catalogue of an exhibition examining the activity of the painter, Asai Chu, and the Kansai Art College (bijutsuin) that he founded in Kyoto in 1906. The college was highly influential in the development of Yoga (foreign-influenced) painting in Japan and trained many artists. A total of 236 works by 58 artists who graduated from the college are shown in colour. Introductory essay and list of plates in English. Main text in Japanese. 25 Fuchu Art Museum: ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF ANIMAL PICTURES 1750-1850. Dobutsu Kaiga no Hyakunen: 1750-1850. Fuchu, 2007. xix, 153 pp. 26x19 cm. Paper. £32.00 Catalogue of an exhibition studying the depiction of animals in the main stylistic traditions of Japanese painting in the mid and late Edo period. 86 exhibits are shown in full colour and with close-up detail to many. Includes paintings, screens, ukiyo-e and hand - scrolls. Foreword, nine page summary and list of plates in English. Main text in Japanese. 26 Fujiwara, Chieko: ILLUSTRATIONS OF YOSHIWARA IN UKIYO-E PRINTS. Tokyo, 2007. 127 pp. Colour (predominantly) and b/w illustrations throughout. 21x16 cm. Paper. £30.00 A comprehensive illustrated survey of the depiction of Yoshiwara (the brothel or ‘pleasure’ quarter of Tokyo) in ukiyo-e prints. Shows places and people, focussing on the women of pleasure who worked in the area, their life, customs and manners. Illustrated through - out. In Japanese. 27 Fukuoka Art Museum: KUKAI AND BUDDHIST IMAGES IN KYUSHU. Fukuoka, 2006. 240 pp. Colour plates throughout. 30x22 cm. Portrait. £50.00 Catalogue of an excellent exhibition commemorating the 1200th anniversary of the return of the monk Kukai from Tang dynasty China to Japan. Brings together early masterpieces and other very fine examples of Japanese buddhist art, in particular, sculpture, from sites throughout the Kyushu area of Japan. Most of the exhibits are illustrated in colour and in multiple views. Six page list of plates in English. Main text in Japanese. 28 Gifu Prefectural Museum: BROCADE PRINTS TELLING THE STORY OF MINO AND HIDA. Gifu, 2007. pp. 132 colour plates. 30x21 cm. Paper. £35.00 Catalogue of an exhibition showing ukiyo-e prints with scenes of Mino and Hida, two famous historic areas in the Gifu area, together with famous local historical events and personalities associated with the area. A total of 138 prints are ilustrated in colour. In Japan - ese. 32 Gunma Prefectural Museum of History: SHIMA KAKOKU AND SHIMA RYU.