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Art and Artifice: Japanese Photographs of the Meiji Era by Sebastian Dobson
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Publication Date
- 2004-07-02
- Pages
- 96
- ISBN
- 9780878466825
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Museum of FINE Arts, Boston
ISBN-10
0878466827
ISBN-13
9780878466825
eBay Product ID (ePID)
30204917
Product Key Features
Book Title
Art and Artifice : Japanese Photographs of the Meiji Era
Number of Pages
96 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Asia / Japan, Asia / General, Subjects & Themes / Regional (See Also Travel / Pictorials), History
Publication Year
2004
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Travel, Photography, History
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Weight
14.4 Oz
Item Length
8 in
Item Width
10 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2004-100392
Number of Volumes
1 vol.
Synopsis
With the influx of Westerners to Japan during the Meiji period (1868-1912) came the rise of the Japanese photo industry. Originally created as souvenirs for foreign travelers, these images soon came to act as a prepackaged guide: Before long, the tourist's first stop in Japan was the photographer's studio, where he ordered the handsomely-made photo album that would help set his itinerary. But more than this, these photographs reveal an astounding virtuosity, not only in composition but also in the technique of color retouching, which brought these views of daily life, splendid gardens, bustling cityscapes and theatrical performances to a new level of vividness. Blatantly artificial, these photographs also convey a true and resonant picture of Japanese society at the dawn of the modern age. Art and Artifice: Japanese Photographs of the Meiji Era provides a brief, elegant introduction to Meiji-era photographs and to the world in which it flourished. In three essays and dozens of images, it explores the social function of these photos and their remarkable artistry, the practicalities of transpacific travel at the turn of the century, and the personal stories of those who collected and preserved these images--leaving us with a privileged glimpse into this pivotal moment in Japanese cultural history and the history of photography.
LC Classification Number
MLCS 2006/40496 (T)
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