{"product_id":"in-pursuit-of-universalism-9780520259522","title":"In Pursuit of Universalism","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"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 \u0026amp; 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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments 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","brand":"University of California Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402837860695,"sku":"9780520259522","price":60.35,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780520259522.jpg?v=1730481653","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/in-pursuit-of-universalism-9780520259522","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}