Le Japon artistique
Subtitle: Japanese floral pattern design in the art nouveau era : from the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
By: introduction by Rachel Saunders
Contributors: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Published: 2010
Place of publication: San Francisco
Language: eng
Number of pages: 125
ISBN-13: 9780811872768
Subjects: Japanese Color prints; Art nouveau; Flowers in art; Decoration and ornament; Themes, motives; Plant forms; Pictorial works
Description: "At the turn of the last century, Japanese design and European Art Nouveau were engaged in a fascinating artistic cross-pollination. The stunning florals inside this volume are drawn from rare books in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston"--Label on p. [4] of cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: New art for old: art nouveau and early twentieth century Japanese design books -- Kōrin Gafu  -- Nakamura Hōchū; title: Ōson Gafu  -- Sakai Hōitsu; title: Chigusa  -- Kamisaka Sekka; title: Shasei Sōka Moyō  -- Furuya Korin; title: Leonard A. Lauder Collection of Japanese postcards.