{"product_id":"the-art-of-japanese-craft-felice-fischer-9780300142129","title":"The Art of Japanese Craft: 1875 to the Present","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom Japan's first forays onto the international stage of world's fairs in the late 19th century to the dynamic creativity of the 1920 and 1930s, from the heady post-World War II period to the present day, Japanese crafts have exhibited a rich diversity of media and techniques. One of the first illustrated surveys in English of modern-era Japanese crafts--including ceramics, lacquerware, metalcraft, and wood--this elegant book, with 70 color illustrations, is an invaluable guide for the collector and scholar.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFocusing on an important collection of Japanese crafts destined for the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the text discusses the artists and ideas that shaped and defined the aesthetic of 20th-century Japan, noting that this nation--which so deeply appreciates and fosters its crafts traditions--hails its artists as \"living national treasures.\" The book also includes artists' biographies and reproductions of their signatures and marks. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePublished in association with the Philadelphia Museum of Art \u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExhibition Schedule: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePhiladelphia Museum of Art (December 6, 2008 - fall 2009)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Felice Fischer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0300142129\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780300142129\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Yale University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 60\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 12.10h x 9.10w x 0.20d","brand":"Felice Fischer","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45933877100799,"sku":"9780300142129","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_21232f8f-635d-4ff3-b931-732d49b7a1d5.jpg?v=1721789791","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-art-of-japanese-craft-felice-fischer-9780300142129","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}