Animal Motifs in Asian Art
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Animal Motifs in Asian Art

An Illustrated Guide to Their Meanings and Aesthetics

Katherine M. Ball

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Animal Motifs in Asian Art

An Illustrated Guide to Their Meanings and Aesthetics

Katherine M. Ball

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Authoritative reference deals primarily with animal symbolism in Japanese art, with occasional mention of the decorative art of China, India, and Persia. Arranged in the format of a dictionary, the explanatory text is rich with sidelights from literature and legend, while 673 black-and-white illustrations depict dragons, tigers, bats, and other creatures with symbolic significance.

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Publisher
Dover Publications
Year
2014
ISBN
9780486147307
Topic
Arte
Subtopic
Arte asiático
ILLUSTRATIONS
CHAPTER I
THE DRAGON
From a painting by Kakunen
Author’s Collection.
From a woodcut. Astrological Figures Representing the Four Quadrants of the Chinese Uranoscope
Author’s Collection.
From an ink-rubbing of a bas-relief of the Han dynasty. Fu Hsi and His Consort Nü Kua, with Attendants
Author’s Collection.
From a Chinese tapestry. The Walking Dragon
S. & G. Gump Co., San Francisco.
From a drawing by Chiura. The Dragon Horse of the River Lo
Author’s Collection.
From a Chinese enamel. The Birth of the Dragon
Mrs. W. S. Wood’s Collection, San Francisco.
From a Chinese tapestry. The Sitting Dragon
S. & G. Gump Co., San Francisco.
From a painting by Naonobu. The Descending Dragon
Author’s Collection.
From a woodcut by Hokusai. The Ascending Dragon
Author’s Collection.
From a Japanese stencil. The Dragon and Cloud
Author’s Collection.
From a woodcut. The Whirling, the Flying, and the Fish Dragon
Author’s Collection.
From a painting by Naonobu. The Ascending Dragon
Author’s Collection.
From a Japanese brocade. The Dragon and Cloud
The Daibutsu, San Francisco.
From a woodcut by Tange. Mugé, Bringing the Jewel to Kamatari
Author’s Collection.
From a coloured woodcut by Kuniyoshi. Mugé Pursued by the Dragon Hordes
Author’s Collection.
The Chu of the Chinese
Author’s Collection.
From a woodcut by Morikuni. Taishin-ō Charming the Dragon
Author’s Collection.
From a woodcut by Hokusai. Susano-o Killing the Eight-headed Serpent
Author’s Collection.
From a coloured woodcut by Shigemasa. Take-nouchi no Sukune Receiving the Tide Jewels
Author’s Collection.
The Hōju no Tama of the Japanese
Author’s Collection.
From a woodcut by Morikuni. The Great Wu Tao-Tsu Painting the Dragon
Permission of “J...

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Ball, K. (2014). Animal Motifs in Asian Art ([edition unavailable]). Dover Publications. Retrieved from https://www.perlego.com/book/111260/animal-motifs-in-asian-art-an-illustrated-guide-to-their-meanings-and-aesthetics-pdf (Original work published 2014)
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Ball, Katherine. (2014) 2014. Animal Motifs in Asian Art. [Edition unavailable]. Dover Publications. https://www.perlego.com/book/111260/animal-motifs-in-asian-art-an-illustrated-guide-to-their-meanings-and-aesthetics-pdf.
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Ball, K. (2014) Animal Motifs in Asian Art. [edition unavailable]. Dover Publications. Available at: https://www.perlego.com/book/111260/animal-motifs-in-asian-art-an-illustrated-guide-to-their-meanings-and-aesthetics-pdf (Accessed: 14 October 2022).
MLA 7 Citation
Ball, Katherine. Animal Motifs in Asian Art. [edition unavailable]. Dover Publications, 2014. Web. 14 Oct. 2022.