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Taisho Chic : Japanese Modernity, Nostalgia, and Deco by Sharon Minichiello and Kendall H. Brown (2002, Trade Paperback)
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Explore the essence of Taisho Chic through the pages of this captivating paperback book. Authored by Sharon Minichiello and Kendall H. Brown, this book delves into the heart of Japanese modernity, nostalgia, and Deco.
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Product Identifiers
PublisherHonolulu Academy of T.H.E. Arts
ISBN-100937426520
ISBN-139780937426524
eBay Product ID (ePID)30258029
Product Key Features
Book TitleTaisho Chic : Japanese Modernity, Nostalgia, and Deco
Number of Pages176 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicAsian / General, Asian / Japanese, Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions / General, American / General, Subjects & Themes / Human Figure
Publication Year2002
IllustratorYes
GenreArt
AuthorSharon Minichiello, Kendall H. Brown
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Weight29.5 Oz
Item Length10.3 in
Item Width10.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2003-385304
Reviews"Strongly influenced by Western advertising art, [these] prints and drawings are a powerful graphic record of the changes that gave rise to the 20th-century 'moga' (modern gal). Short historical and sociological essays by scholars of Japanese art and politics accompany high-quality illustrations, making this book valuable to readers interested in both Japanese art and history."--Library Journal
Dewey Edition21
Dewey Decimal709/.52/07496931
SynopsisThe Taisho period, loosely the first three decades of the twentieth century, was a dynamic era in Japan. On one hand, it spawned social liberalism and political radicalism; on the other, it generated the social conservatism and cultural nativism that grew into the ultra-nationalism of 1937-1945. In art, it produced an infatuation with Western modernism as well as a new exploration of traditional aesthetics. Between these dramatic polarities was a rich middle ground of cultural synthesis and symbiosis in which Western concepts of modernity and nostalgia for Japanese tradition seamlessly merged or creatively contrasted. These values are witnessed in the Art Deco style, particularly as it infused Japanese art of Taisho. Much of the debate over Japanese cultural identity centered on the appearance and social role of women. The primary focus in this volume is the nexus of tradition and modernity manifest in popular images of women, as well as in domestic furnishings and fashions made for women. In an introductory essay, historian Sharon Minichiello provides a broad context for these issues by sketching major domestic and international events and themes of the period. In his essay and catalogue entries, art historian Kendall Brown first examines how women were at the center of the sociocultural debate on Japanese modernity, then details how artists helped fashion various female types, including the modern girl, the traditional beauty, and a new type of hybrid woman. The nihonga paintings, woodblock prints, textiles, and domestic artifacts discussed and illustrated here are a broad range of objects representative of mainstream Taisho visual culture, and reconstruct the styles popular from 1915 to 1935 in a celebration of Taisho- Chic.
LC Classification NumberN7355.3.T33 2001
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