Meiji No Takara: Shibata Zeshin, Meihinshau =

Shibata Zeshin (1807-91) has always held a special place in the affections of both Japanese and Western art-lovers and scholars. Combining unparalleled technical skill with a highly individual decorative style, his paintings and lacquers are imbued with traditional humour, energy, and grace but are fully in tune with the innovative spirit of the Meiji period in Japan (1868-1912). The Khalili Collection of 100 works by Zeshin is the finest in the world. It contains superb examples of inro and other miniature items, large-scale lacquers made for domestic and international exhibition, discreetly decorated tea-ceremony items, and paintings both in ink and in the unusual medium of lacquer on paper, which Zeshin pioneered. As well as being of the highest quality and exhibiting the full range of new techniques introduced by Zeshin, several pieces in the Collection are accompanied by extensive documentation throwing valuable new light on the artist and his world. This volume has been written by Joe Earle, former Keeper of the Far Eastern Department at the Victoria & Albert Museum, Londom, with an introduction by Japans foremost expert on Zeshin, Goke Tadaomi. In addition to extensive catalogue entries, it includes a detailed discussion of the chronology of Zeshin's work, an analysis of the elusive concept of iki, a term used by the Japanese to sum up his artistic style, and a fully-annotated translation of the biography of Zeshin written by his son Ryushin in 1927. Illustrated with over 350 colour plates including details of signatures, boxes and certificates signed by Zeshins sons and pupils, Masterpieces by Shibata Zeshin will be seen as the authoritative study of one of the greatest artists of nineteenth-century Japan.

ISBN 1874780080   Volumes 001 ISBN13 9781874780083 (What's this?)   Co_publisher Kibo Foundation Publisher Khalili Collections   Weight (grammes) 4650 Imprint Khalili Collections   Published in Oxford Format Hardback   Series title Nasser D. Khalili Collection of Japanese Art Publication date 24 Nov 2006   Height (mm) 390 Translator Kaori Iizuka   Width (mm) 290 DEWEY 700.92   Spine width (mm) 51 DEWEY edition DC21   Academic level Undergraduate, Postgraduate, Professional / Scholarly Pages 228

		Foreword
		The Lacquerware of Shibata Zeshin: An Appreciation by Goke Tadaomi
		Shibata Zeshin: Technique, Style, and Dating by Joe Earle
		A Brief Biography of Shibata Zeshin by Umezawa Ryushin
		Catalogue
		Lacquer Boxes and other Containers
		Lacquer Panels
		Lacquer Trays
		Inro and Related Items
		Sword-Fittings
		Lacquer Paintings
		Ink Paintings
		Glossary
		Bibliography
		Biographical Notes
		Concordance
		Illustration Acknowledgements
		Index

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