Animal Motifs in Asian Art
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Animal Motifs in Asian Art

An Illustrated Guide to Their Meanings and Aesthetics

  1. 320 pages
  2. English
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eBook - ePub

Animal Motifs in Asian Art

An Illustrated Guide to Their Meanings and Aesthetics

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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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Information

Publisher
Dover Publications
Year
2014
Print ISBN
9780486433387
eBook ISBN
9780486147307
Topic
Art
Subtopic
Asian Art
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 NĂŒ 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-ƍ 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 Hƍju no Tama of the Japanese
Author’s Collection.
From a woodcut by Morikuni. The Great Wu Tao-Tsu Painting the Dragon
Permission of “J...

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title page
  3. Copyright
  4. Dedication
  5. Preface
  6. Contents
  7. Illustrations
  8. I. THE DRAGON
  9. II. THE DRAGON (continued)
  10. III. THE TIGER
  11. IV. THE PHƒNIX
  12. V. THE UNICORN
  13. VI. THE TORTOISE
  14. VII. THE TORTOISE (continued)
  15. VIII. THE LION
  16. IX. THE LION (continued)
  17. X. THE ELEPHANT
  18. XI. THE ELEPHANT (continued)
  19. XII. THE BULL
  20. XIII. THE BULL (continued)
  21. XIV. THE HORSE
  22. XV. THE DEER AND THE GOAT
  23. XVI. THE MONKEY
  24. XVII. THE BOAR
  25. XVIII. THE FOX
  26. XIX. THE BADGER AND THE BEAR
  27. XX. THE CAT AND THE DOG
  28. XXI. THE HARE, THE SQUIRREL AND THE RAT
  29. XXII. THE SERPENT
  30. XXIII. THE SERPENT (continued), THE TOAD AND THE FROG
  31. XXIV. SEA-FLOOR LIFE
  32. XXV. THE FISH
  33. XXVI. THE FISH (continued)
  34. XXVII. THE CRANE
  35. XXVIII. THE FALCON
  36. XXIX. THE PEACOCK
  37. XXX. THE COCK
  38. XXXI. WATER-FOWL
  39. XXXII. THE CROW AND THE SNOWY HERON
  40. XXXIII. THE CUCKOO AND OTHER BIRDS
  41. XXXIV. THE BAT AND THE BUTTERFLY
  42. XXXV. THE DRAGON-FLY AND OTHER INSECTS
  43. Bibliography
  44. Index