Japanese Masterworks Paintings from the Indianapolis Museum of Art

Japanese Masterworks offers a survey of Japanese painting spanning 600 years (the 1300s to early 1900s) and including almost all of the major genres and styles. Especially important are painting-hanging scrolls and folding screens-by many of the best-known artists of the Edo period (1615-1868). The paintings are illustrated in color, and a detailed entry accompanies each painting. The book also includes artist biographies and four essays on the history of Japanese painting. A short essay on Japanese painting collections in the American Midwest and an essay on the history of the Asian art collection at the Indianapolis Museum of Art complete the volume.Harada, Heisaku is the author of 'Japanese Masterworks Paintings from the Indianapolis Museum of Art', published 2005 under ISBN 9780936260815 and ISBN 0936260815.