Kodansha Dialogue in Art : Japan and the West , London: A Zwemmer Ltd, 1976.

Illustrated by 300 Colour & b /w Illustrations. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Lge 4to 0870112147 Due to weight I can only supply this book to a UK address. No extra postage will be asked above the standard charge. Dust jacket in a clear protective sleeve, small pieces missing from edges, closed tears, repairs. Original cloth covered boards with bright gilt titling on spine. No ownership inscription. 300 Colour & b /w Illustrations 334 pages clean and tight. This book is, in many respects, a milestone. An absorbing examination of a complex theme, it is the first serious attempt to trace the exchanges, influences, and interactions in art that have passed between Japan and Western countries in the last hundred years. Since Japan opened to the West in the 1860s, the arts of Japan have inspired and profoundly influenced generations of Western artists from the early Impressionists to contemporary abstract painters. It is also true that the West has had an impact on Japan that has extended to almost every aspect of the modern Japanese life-style-including the fine arts and traditional crafts. This joint effort by scholars from many nations, encouraged by the generous support of Unesco, provides new scholarship and new perspectives in the fields of painting and sculpture, architecture, and the decorative arts. Lavishly illustrated with over 300 colour and black-and-white pictures, and edited by the Director of the National Museum of Western Art in Tokyo, this is a work vital to understanding artistic development in modern times. To this wealth of material is added the spontaneity of interviews with artists such as sculptor Isamu Noguchi, painters Andre Masson, Mark Tobey, and Hans Hartung, and potters Bernard Leach and ShOji Hamada. These interviews bring us closer to recognizing the creative expression of each artist and the influences that have acted upon him. "There is still much need for light on the subject of East and West relationships. Both affirmative and negative attitudes in the past have been heavily subjective and even romantic. Here is a serious effort to remedy the situation and one which effectively presents varied and interesting points of view from distinguished artists, critics, and scholars both East and West." Sherman E. Lee, Director, Cleveland Museum of Art. (Book ref. 127574)  £38.00

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