{"product_id":"the-genius-of-japanese-design-9780870113956","title":"The Genius of Japanese Design","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe art of Japan is at once an expression of the relative unity of Far Eastern culture and a sophisticated metamorphosis of native aesthetic canons that has produced an international style as distinctive as the Rococo and the Islamic. In a brilliant crystallization of the essence of Japanese design  Dr. Sherman Lee  one of the foremost authorities in the field  recalls the supremacy of Chinese civilization in Asian culture  and reveals  first  how the Far Eastern situation differed from that of the Western world  and then  in light of this  how the Japanese came to assert their own aesthetic inclinations. Dr. Lees lucid analysis  substantiated by the finest examples of Japanese art (32 color plates  800 black-and-white plates  including 17 pages of Japanese mon  or family crests)  offers a stimulating discussion of how Japanese art differs from Chinese  going beyond mere generalities to the quintessence of Japanese aesthetic design. According to Dr. Lee  the Japanese eye delights in asymmetry  intuitive placement  subtle shades and combinations of colors  as compared to the Chinese proclivity toward balance  rational sequence  and purity and separation of colors. The vocabulary of Japanese design is distinguished by the dominance of asymmetric composition  the dominance of the material over the carefully reticent hand of the artist  the dominance of pattern and of motif  often traditional and with literary overtones. More than an essay about art divorced from culture  Dr. Lees sensitive introductory text acknowledges the role of the natural and social environment upon the Japanese psyche. His chronological treatment examines the maturation of a sumptuous decorative style that finds its antecedents in Yamato-e of the Fujiwara Period (897-1185). Enhanced by the tea taste of the Momoyama Period (1573-1615)  this culminated in the splendid Rimpa style which today still colors the aesthetic sense of modern Japanese. In addition  he discusses the place of ukiyo-e and garden art to present a full consideration of the distinctive vocabulary and singular spirit of Japanese design.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45275751350325,"sku":"ByrdShop_087011395X","price":90.22,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780870113956.jpg?v=1780513369","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-genius-of-japanese-design-9780870113956","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}