In this Book
- Copying the Master and Stealing His Secrets
- Book
- 2003
- Published by: University of Hawai'i Press
summary
Copying the Master examines the transmission of painting traditions in Japan from one generation to the next. The contributors emphasize the relationship between inborn abilities and those skills taught in the course of learning how to paint. They focus their discussion on a group of painting masters loosely associated with the prestigious Kano painting atelier, Japan's de facto painting academy throughout the Tokugawa period (1615-1868) and into the early modern era. By delving into why, how, and what these painters transmitted to students through their teaching, readers gain insight into artistic and aesthetic sensibilities active in Japanese painting and a fuller appreciation of extant paintings within their cultural and historical contexts.
Contributors: Frank Chance, Karen M. Gerhart, Brenda G. Jordan, Martha J. McClintock, J. Thomas Rimer, Victoria Weston.
71 illus., 14 in color
Table of Contents
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- Front Matter
- pp. i-v
- Illustrations
- pp. ix-xi
- Acknowledgments
- pp. xiii-xiv
- Notes to the Reader
- pp. xv-xvi
- Introduction
- pp. 1-8
- Epilogue: From Technique to Art
- pp. 178-187
- Bibliography
- pp. 233-242
- Contributors
- pp. 243-244
Additional Information
ISBN
9780824862008
Related ISBN(s)
9780824826086
MARC Record
OCLC
52859386
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No