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Book SynopsisA comprehensive, English-language study of early twentieth-century Japanese modern art. It constructs a critical theory of artistic modernism in Japan between 1900 and 1930 by analyzing the work of Yorozu Tetsugoro, whose paintings she casts as a polemic response to Japan's late-nineteenth-century encounter with European art.
Trade Review"Definitively illuminates a new horizon for the field of modern Asian art... It is precisely what the discipline needs." -- Chun-Wa Chan, The University of Hong Kong Journal Of Oriental Studies "Forceful and eloquent... A substantially rigorous and provocative probe into the search for universalism in a differentiated world." -- Alice Y. Tseng International Journal Of Asian Studies "Deserves to be read by all historians of modern art and East Asian culture and contributes to the growing field of East-West cultural exchange." Journal Of Asian Stds (Jas) / Se Asia & Western Pacific "An impressive book, beautifully produced and sustaining intellectual rigour with its detailed, stimulating research." -- Helenkilpatrick Japanese Studies "Excellent... Exquisitely written." Art Bulletin (CAA) "Written beautifully and compellingly." Journal Of Japanese Studies
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Note on Translation and Names Introduction: Painting "X" 1. Reverse Japonisme and the Structure of Modern Art in Japan 2. Nude Beauty: A Modernist Critique 3. Inventing the Self: The New Woman and the Revolutionary Artist 4. Expressionism and the "New Period of the Primitive" 5. Unified Rhythm: Toward a Universal Painting Epilogue: Japanese Modern Art in the World Notes Further Reading List of Illustrations Index
