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This is the first complete study and reappraisal of the remarkable collection of Japanese art at the Cincinnati Art Museum. It features a wealth of artifacts, including paintings and ceramics, metal objects and weaponry, screens, masks, cloisonné enamel, lacquer ware, ivory carvings, kimonos, and dolls, the majority dating from the Edo period (1615–1868) to the end of the Meiji Period in 1912.
In addition to an important introduction by Hou-mei Sung, curator of Asian art, there are contributions by two leading guest authors from Japan, professor Keiko Nakamachi and professor Masahiko Aizawa, who study the painted screens in the collection.
Dr Keiko Nakamachi is Professor of Art History at Jissen Women’s University, specializing in Japanese art including Edo painting , crafts and prints and her work on the Rinpa school. Her most recent publications include All about Sakai Hoitsu (2011)and Envisioning the Tale of Genji: Media, Gender, and Cultural Production 2008.
Dr Masahiko Aizawa, is Professor in the department of Arts at Seijo University.
Japanese Art in the Cincinnati Art Museum: A Dialogue between Cincinnati and Japan by Hou-mei Sung
The Synthesis of Japanese and Chinese Elements in a Pair of Fan-Decorated Screens: Wakan yugo by Masahiko Aizawa
Pictorialization of the Tale of Genji: Painting Format and Its Function by Keiko Nakamachi
Catalogue
Paintings
Ceramics
Lacquer
Ivory
Cloisonné
Metal
Arms and Armor
Masks, Dolls, and Costumes
Map and Chronology
List of Artists
Bibliography
Index