Early Japanese Images

Author : Terry Bennett
Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
Page : 999 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2013-02-19
Category : Photography
ISBN : 9781462911370

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Early Japanese Images by Terry Bennett Pdf

This fascinating Japanese photography book features over 140 images taken between 1853 and 1905 by the most important local and foreign photographers then working in Japan. Almost one-fourth of the images are hand colored, superb examples of a rich art form long since vanished. The Japan of this book too has disappeared, but author and compiler Terry Bennett has put together a unique portrait of the country at perhaps its most decisive turning point, a nation about to abandon its traditional ways and enter the modern age. Important features of Early Japanese Images include the following: A historical overview of the years 1853-1912 The story of early Western photographers in Japan The story of early Japanese photographers Over 100 images reproduced in original sepia tones Over 40 images reproduced as originally handcolored An invaluable index that identifies the photographers

Author : Terry Bennett
Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2012-07-03
Category : Photography
ISBN : 9781462907083

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Photography in Japan 1853-1912 by Terry Bennett Pdf

Photography in Japan 1853-1912 is a fascinating visual record of Japanese culture during its metamorphosis from a feudal society to a modern, industrial nation at a time when the art of photography was still in its infancy. The 350 rare and antique photos in this book, most of them published here for the first time, chronicle the introduction of photography in Japan and early Japanese photography. The images are more than just a history of photography in Japan; they are vital in helping to understand the dramatic changes that occurred in Japan during the mid-nineteenth century. These rare Japanese photographs--whether sensational or everyday, intimate or panoramic--document a nation about to abandon its traditional ways and enter the modern era. Taken between 1853 and 1912 by the most important Japanese and foreign photographers working in Japan, this is the first book to document the history of early photography in Japan a comprehensive and systematic way.

Author : T. H. Asso
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1890
Category : Japan
ISBN : HARVARD:32044014068894

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Pictures of Ancient Japanese History by T. H. Asso Pdf

Author : Dan Free
Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2012-11-27
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781462907212

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Early Japanese Railways 1853-1914 by Dan Free Pdf

Early Japanese Railways 1853-1914 is a cultural and engineering history of railway building in Japan during the Meiji era. The importance of early railways in the industrialization of the United States and Europe is a fact all of us are familiar with. To witness the amazing parallel development of the railways in Japan, happening at much the same time as America was connecting its vast hinterland to the East and West coasts, is an eye-opening realization. Early Japanese Railways, tells the fascinating story of the rise of Japanese rail amidst a period of rapid modernization during Japan's Meiji era. Leaving behind centuries of stagnation and isolation, Japan would emerge into the 20th century as a leading modern industrialized state. The development of the railways was a significant factor in the cultural and technological development of Japan during this pivotal period. Free's rare photographic and historical materials concerning Japan's early railways, including a print showing the miniature steam engine brought to Japan by Admiral Perry aboard his "Black Ships" to demonstrate American superiority, combine to form a richly detailed account that will appeal to students of Japanese history and railway buffs alike. This one-of-a-kind book, Early Japanese Railways 1853–1914, illuminates for non-Japanese-speaking readers the early history of Japanese railroads and in the process the fascinating story of Japan's prewar industrial modernization. Anyone interested in train history or model trains will find this book a fascinating read.

Author : David Young,Michiko Young
Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2019-03-26
Category : Photography
ISBN : 9781462906574

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The Art of Japanese Architecture by David Young,Michiko Young Pdf

The Art of Japanese Architecture presents a complete overview of Japanese architecture in its historical and cultural context. The book begins with a discussion of early prehistoric dwellings and concludes with a description of works by important modern Japanese architects. Along the way it discusses the iconic buildings and architectural styles for which Japan is so justly famous--from elegant Shinden and Sukiya aristocratic villas like the Kinkakuji "Golden Pavilion" in Kyoto, to imposing Samurai castles like Himeji and Matsumoto, and tranquil Zen Buddhist gardens and tea houses to rural Minka thatched-roof farmhouses and Shinto shrines. Each period in the development of Japan's architecture is described in detail and the most important structures are shown and discussed--including dozens of UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The aesthetic trends in each period are presented within the context of Japanese society at the time, providing a unique in-depth understanding of the way Japanese architectural styles and buildings have developed over time and the great variety that is visible today. The book is profusely illustrated with hundreds of hand-drawn 3D watercolor illustrations and color photos as well as prints, maps and diagrams. The new edition features dozens of new photographs and a handy hardcover format that is perfect for travelers.

Author : Zília Papp
Publisher : Global Oriental
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2010-02-01
Category : Art
ISBN : 9789004202870

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Anime and Its Roots in Early Japanese Monster Art by Zília Papp Pdf

Japanese anime plays a major role in modern popular visual culture and aesthetics, yet this is the first study which sets out to put today’s anime in historical context by tracking the visual links between Edo- and Meiji- period painters and the post-war period animation and manga series ‘Gegegeno Kitaro’ by Mizuki Shigeru.

Author : David Odo,Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780873654081

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The Journey of “A Good Type” by David Odo,Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology Pdf

When Japan opened its doors to the West in the 1860s, delicately hand-tinted photographic prints of Japanese people and landscapes were among its earliest and most popular exports. David Odo studies the collection of Japanese photographs at Harvard’s Peabody Museum and the ways they were produced, acquired, and circulated in the nineteenth century.

Author : William McOmie
Publisher : Foreign Images and Experiences
Page : 544 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015060828756

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Foreign Images and Experiences of Japan: First century AD to 1841 by William McOmie Pdf

This volume begins with the earliest written reports from China in the first century AD and ends with a survey of Dutch reports from 1841. The volume is supported by a significant Glossary and Bibliography, as well as Subject and Name/Place Indexes.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 463 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2017-06-06
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789004345423

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Mutual Perceptions and Images in Japanese-German Relations, 1860-2010 by Anonim Pdf

This volume examines the mutual images formed between Japan and Germany from the mid-nineteenth to early twenty-first centuries. Exploring previously untapped historical sources, the contributions by seventeen leading scholars create a more nuanced picture of Japanese-German relations.

Author : Richard Lane
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Color prints, Japanese
ISBN : UOM:39076002347628

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Images from the Floating World by Richard Lane Pdf

Ukiyo-e, the Japanese woodblock print tradition was one of the highpoints of classical Japanese civilization. Written by one of the foremost experts on Japanese prints, Images from the Floating World provides the definitive history of this wonderfully graceful and evocative artistic tradition. Ukiyo-e gives an incomparable record of Japanese life during the heyday of the geisha and the samurai.

Author : Simon Henry
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2000-01
Category : Color prints, Japanese
ISBN : 0646395157

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Ukiyo-e by Simon Henry Pdf

Referencing tool of Japanese art works for scholars, collectors and the art trade. Includes porcelain, netsukes, lacquer works and woodblock prints. Includes photos, illustrations, glossary, references and index. Author is a lecturer at the College of Fine Arts University of NSW.

Author : Kerry Ross
Publisher : Stanford University Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2015-06-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9780804795630

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Photography for Everyone by Kerry Ross Pdf

The Japanese passion for photography is almost a cliché, but how did it begin? Although Japanese art photography has been widely studied this book is the first to demonstrate how photography became an everyday activity. Japan's enthusiasm for photography emerged alongside a retail and consumer revolution that marketed products and activities that fit into a modern, tasteful, middle-class lifestyle. Kerry Ross examines the magazines and merchandise promoted to ordinary Japanese people in the early twentieth century that allowed Japanese consumers to participate in that lifestyle, and gave them a powerful tool to define its contours. Each chapter discusses a different facet of this phenomenon, from the revolution in retail camera shops, to the blizzard of socially constructive how-to manuals, and to the vocabulary of popular aesthetics that developed from enthusiasts sharing photos. Ross looks at the quotidian activities that went into the entire picture-making process, activities not typically understood as photographic in nature, such as shopping for a camera, reading photography magazines, and even preserving one's pictures in albums. These very activities, promoted and sponsored by the industry, embedded the camera in everyday life as both a consumer object and a technology for understanding modernity, making it the irresistible enterprise that Eastman encountered in his first visit to Japan in 1920 when he remarked that the Japanese people were "almost as addicted to the Kodak habit as ourselves."

Author : David Odo
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2015-08-03
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780674251328

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The Journey of “A Good Type” by David Odo Pdf

When Japan opened its doors to the West in the 1860s, delicately hand-tinted photographic prints of Japanese people and landscapes were among its earliest and most popular exports. Renowned European photographers Raimund von Stillfried and Felice Beato established studios in Japan in the 1860s; the work was soon taken up by their Japanese protégés and successors Uchida Kuichi, Kusakabe Kimbei, and others. Hundreds of these photographs, collected by travelers from the Boston area, were eventually donated to Harvard’s Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, where they were archived for their ethnographic content and as scientific evidence of an "exotic" culture. In this elegant volume, visual anthropologist David Odo examines the Peabody’s collection of Japanese photographs and the ways in which such objects were produced, acquired, and circulated in the nineteenth century. His innovative study reveals the images' shifting and contingent uses—from tourist souvenir to fine art print to anthropological “type” record—were framed by the desires and cultural preconceptions of makers and consumers alike. Understood as both images and objects, the prints embody complex issues of history, culture, representation, and exchange.

Author : Shiori S.
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2020-01-24
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0369600509

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My First Japanese Hiragana Alphabets Picture Book with English Translations by Shiori S. Pdf

Did you ever want to teach your kids the basics of Japanese Hiragana ? Learning Japanese Hiragana can be fun with this picture book. In this book you will find the following features: Japanese Hiragana Alphabets Japanese Hiragana Words English Translations

Author : John Vincent Palozzi
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2011-12-08
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1468024566

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One Year in Japan by John Vincent Palozzi Pdf

In 2009 I took a 2001calendar that I had bought and had been saving. It was printed in Italy on linen paper. The full color illustrations were of Japanese woodcuts created in the 1800's. I also had coffee table books I had been collecting that were full of old black and white photographs from the early 1900's. I searched through the books of photographs cutting out selected photographs and pasted them into the woodcut illustrations. I found images of buildings to include in each. In the end I saw them as snapshots people took as souvenirs, or memoirs, of their adventures. I titled each to covey this notion. Then I created a story to go with each image. I started with January, and the story grew one month at a time. I hope you enjoy my little fantasy that I have constructed with paper, paste, scissors and words.