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      Chronology of Japanese History

      Jōmon period, ca. 10500–300 BCE

      Yayoi period, 300 BCE–300 CE

      Kofun (Tumulus) period, 300–552

      Asuka period, 552–645

      Early Nara (Hakuhō) period, 645–710

      Nara period, 710–794

      Heian period, 794–1185

      Kamakura period, 1185–1336

      Nanbokuchō period, 1336–1392

      Muromachi period, 1392–1568

      Momoyama period, 1568–1615

      Edo (Tokugawa) period, 1615–1868

      Meiji period, 1868–1912

      Taishō period, 1912–1926

      Shōwa period, 1926–1989

      Heisei period, 1989–

      Notes on Japanese Word and Name Usage

      Japanese proper names are listed in traditional order throughout the text, with surnames preceding given names, without commas separating names. References to publications by Japanese authors writing in English and contemporary Japanese individuals active in the West, who prefer to have their names listed Western style, are provided with surnames following given names, or surnames listed first and separated by commas from given names, as per standard Western nomenclature. Following customary usage, pre-modern individuals are referred to by their given names and those of the modern and contemporary eras (those born after 1868) by their surnames.

      contents

       The Enduring Allure of Japanese Design

      CHAPTER ONE

       THE AESTHETICS OF JAPANESE DESIGN

       KATSURA Refined Rusticity in Architectural Design

       SHIBUI Subtle Elegance

       WABI AND SABI Rustic and Withered Elegance

       IKI Stylish, Sophisticated Elegance

       MIYABI AND FŪRYŪ Opulent and Stylish Elegance

       KAREI Sumptuous Elegance

       KABUKU AND BASARA Outlandish Elegance

       MA An Interval in Time and Space

       NŌTAN The Dark–Light Principle

       MINGEI Japanese Folk Crafts

       RINPA Decorative Art of the Kōrin School

       KAZARI Modes of Decoration and Display

       JAPANESE DESIGN A Visual Primer Featuring Contemporary Arts

      CHAPTER TWO

       THE CULTURAL PARAMETERS OF JAPANESE DESIGN

       RELIGIOUS VALUES AND JAPANESE DESIGN

       The Aesthetic Dimensions of Shinto

       Buddhist Influences on Japanese Aesthetics

       DESIGN IN JAPANESE CULTURE: TEN KEY CHARACTERISTICS

       1. Relationship Between Fine Arts and Crafts

       2. Emphasis on Craftsmanship and Technological Innovation

       3. Beauty in Miniaturization and Detailed Workmanship

       4. Importance of Artistic Lineages and Teamwork

       5. Linkages Between Literary and Visual Arts

       6. Appreciation of Changing Seasons

       7. Rituals Order Daily Life

       8. Penchant for Emotional Extremes

       9. Distinctions in Local and Regional Culture

       10. Fashion Consciousness Inspires Innovation

      CHAPTER THREE

       EARLY PROMOTERS OF ‘‘ARTISTIC JAPAN’’ 1830S–1950S

       ARTISTS AND ART PROFESSORS

      John La Farge, Henry Pike Bowie, Denman Waldo Ross, Arthur Wesley Dow

       ART DEALERS

      Siegfred Bing, Marcus Huish

       SCIENTISTS AND PHYSICIANS

      Phillip Franz von Siebold, Edward Sylvester Morse, Percival Lowell

       INDUSTRIAL DESIGNERS AND ARCHITECTS

      Christopher Dresser, Josiah Conder, Frank Lloyd Wright, Bruno Taut

       JOURNALISTS

      Frank (Captain Francis) Brinkley, Lafcadio Hearn

       PHILOSOPHERS

      Ernest Fenollosa, Okakura Kakuzō, D. T. (Daisetsu Teitaro) Suzuki, Yanagi Sōetsu

       ART HISTORIANS AND ART CRITICS

      James Jackson Jarves, Philippe Burty, Théodore Duret, Louis Gonse, Sadakichi Hartmann, Laurence Binyon, Langdon Warner, Harada Jirō, Tsuda Noritake

       THE LEGACY OF THE EARLY WRITERS

       Glossary

       Endnotes

       Acknowledgments

       Further Reading

       Index

      PREFACE

       The Enduring Allure of Japanese Design

      Everything Japanese is delicate, exquisite, admirable.... Curiosities and dainty objects bewilder you by their very multitude: On either side of you, wherever you turn your eyes, are countless wonderful things as yet incomprehensible. But it is perilous to look at them.... The shopkeeper never asks you to buy; but his wares are enchanted, and if you once begin buying you are lost. Cheapness means only a temptation to commit bankruptcy; for the resources of irresistible artistic cheapness are inexhaustible.

      Lafcadio Hearn, Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan1

      The

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