Accompanies 'Modern Art in Wanderings: In Between the Japanese- and Western-Style Paintings' at The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo and Kyoto, in late 2006 and early 2007 respectively. This catalogue brings together 55 Japanese artists from the 19th and 20th centuries who work across two distinct modes of expression - nihonga (Japanese-style painting) and yōga (Western-style painting), with an aim to reconsider modern painting in Japan. About 160 paintings are showcased in chronological order beginning from the early Meiji period to 1930s - the prewar Showa Period, plus a session specified in nine painters who blend both styles in their oeuvre. Includes essay and texts by Ryo Furuta, Chieko Tsuzuki, Reiko Nakamura, Mika Kuraya, Kaori Tsurumi, Hidetsugu Yamano, and Masaaki Ozaki. With brief artist biographies.

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Location code
EX.JAP.MPW
Language

English, 

Japanese

Publication/Creation date

2007

No of pages

233

ISBN / ISSN

Nil

No of copies

1

Content type

catalogue

Chapter headings

Chapter I: The Origin of the Distinction between Japanese- and Western-Style Paintings - Hogai Kano and Yuichi Takahashi

Chapter II: The Depth of Meiji Paintings - Mixture of the Japanese- and Western-Style Paintings

Chapter III: Exploration of Japanese Paintings - The Root of the Japanese- and Western-Style Paintings

Chapter IV: The West in Japanese-Style Paintings

Chapter V: Japanese Elements in Western-Style Paintings

Chapter VI: Modern Painters in Wanderings - In Between the Japanese- and Western-Style Paintings

The Problematics of Japanese- and Western-Style Paintings - Ryo FURUTA, 古田亮

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Modern Art in Wanderings: In Between the Japanese- and Western-Style Paintings, 摇らぐ近代: 日本画と洋画のはざまに