japanese print and books
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Identifying Japanese Dolls
Hotei ,Leiden
2000
Hotei ,Leiden
2000
japanese print and books
japanese dolls
japanese print and books
japanese dolls
Identifying Japanese Dolls
Lea Baten
Hotei ,Leiden2000144 pp., 8 3/4" x 11", 82 colr
illustrations and 43 line drawings,
Lea Baten's unique and resourceful book assists in
identifying the familiar and unfamiliar figurines
known as ningyo, and explores the roots of the word
itself: both meanings, "doll' and "human shape," are
associated with play and ritual, life and death.
These dolls are not necessarily just play-things with
pretty faces, but range from mass-produced trivial
toys to true art pieces and imposing ceremonial
ornaments. Materials vary: they can be made from
stone, clay, paper and wood; or brocade, ivory,
pearl and lacquer. Many of the enormous variety of
ningyo may be considered pieces of an unsolved
puzzle that are in danger of disappearing without
ever having been totally understood in the West.
This book investigates the numerous meanings of
the "human shape" in Japanese culture, from
pre-history to the present, and explores the many,
varied and subtle connotations ningyo have for the
Japanese. This book not only identifies and
describes ningyo, detailing their history and
meaning, but also contains a comprehensive index
and one of the most extensive bibliographies on the
doll motif ever published in English. Scholarship,
clear illustrations and a touch of humor guarantee a
fresh and original approach to known and unknown
ningyo.
144 pp., 8 3/4" x 11", 82 colr illustrations and 43 line
drawings,
Hardcover $ 35.00
Lea Baten
Hotei ,Leiden2000144 pp., 8 3/4" x 11", 82 colr
illustrations and 43 line drawings,
Lea Baten's unique and resourceful book assists in
identifying the familiar and unfamiliar figurines
known as ningyo, and explores the roots of the word
itself: both meanings, "doll' and "human shape," are
associated with play and ritual, life and death.
These dolls are not necessarily just play-things with
pretty faces, but range from mass-produced trivial
toys to true art pieces and imposing ceremonial
ornaments. Materials vary: they can be made from
stone, clay, paper and wood; or brocade, ivory,
pearl and lacquer. Many of the enormous variety of
ningyo may be considered pieces of an unsolved
puzzle that are in danger of disappearing without
ever having been totally understood in the West.
This book investigates the numerous meanings of
the "human shape" in Japanese culture, from
pre-history to the present, and explores the many,
varied and subtle connotations ningyo have for the
Japanese. This book not only identifies and
describes ningyo, detailing their history and
meaning, but also contains a comprehensive index
and one of the most extensive bibliographies on the
doll motif ever published in English. Scholarship,
clear illustrations and a touch of humor guarantee a
fresh and original approach to known and unknown
ningyo.
144 pp., 8 3/4" x 11", 82 colr illustrations and 43 line
drawings,
Hardcover $ 35.00
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