Winner of the John Whitney Hall Book PrizeWinner of the Charles Rufus Morey Book Award In this eloquent and far-ranging work, Yukio Lippit explores the seventeenth-century consolidation of Japanese painting by the famed Ka painting house, whose style evolved from the legacy of Zen monk-painters of the medieval era and intertwined Chinese with native Japanese practices. Legitimacy was transmitted from master to disciple in a manner similar to that in religious traditions. Lippit illuminates the role of key factors--bequeathal of artworks, authentication of art, painting in the mode of famous masters, collections of art, and the use of art in governance--in establishing the orthodoxy of the Ka painters and their paramount role in defining Japanese painting. The Painting of the Realm is pathbreaking in its analysis of the discursive operations of the Ka school and its posing of large questions about painting that exceed narrow artist-centered, formalist analysis. Lippit has undertaken a bold and dense study of painting production and reception, presenting original and compelling interpretations.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of Washington Press
ISBN-10
0295991542
ISBN-13
9780295991542
eBay Product ID (ePID)
111598969
Product Key Features
Author
Yukio Lippit
Format
Hardback
Language
English
Subject
Fine Arts / Art History
Type
Textbook
Dimensions
Weight
1248g
Height
6466mm
Width
4531mm
Additional Product Features
Place of Publication
Washington
Spine
29mm
Content Note
87 Illus., 80in Color
Author Biography
Yukio Lippit Is Harris K. Weston Professor of the Humanities at Harvard University.