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On the Laws of Japanese Painting

On the Laws of Japanese Painting

by Henry P. Bowie

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Author
Bowie, Henry P., 1848-1921
Title
On the Laws of Japanese Painting: An Introduction to the Study of the Art of Japan
Language
English
LoC Class
ND: Fine Arts: Painting
Subject
Painting, Japanese
Category
Text
eBook-No.
35580
Project Gutenberg
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/35580
Release Date
March 16, 2011
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.Contents — Illustrations — Introduction by Iwaya Sazanami 1 — Introduction by Hirai Kinza 2 — Preface — CHAPTER ONE. PERSONAL EXPERIENCES — CHAPTER TWO. ART IN JAPAN — CHAPTER THREE. LAWS FOR THE USE OF BRUSH AND MATERIALS — CHAPTER FOUR. LAWS GOVERNING THE CONCEPTION AND EXECUTION OF A PAINTING — CHAPTER FIVE. CANONS OF THE AESTHETICS OF JAPANESE PAINTING — CHAPTER SIX. SUBJECTS FOR JAPANESE PAINTING — (gwa dai) — CHAPTER SEVEN. SIGNATURES AND SEALS — EXPLANATION OF HEAD-BANDS — PLATES EXPLANATORY OF THE FOREGOING TEXT ON THE LAWS OF JAPANESE PAINTING
  2. 2.The Eight Ways of Painting in Color, Called the Laws of Coloring
  3. 3.Landscapes, Birds, Trees and Streams
  4. 4.Laws of Ledges
  5. 5.Laws of Trees and Rocks
  6. 6.Laws of Dots
  7. 7.Laws of Waves and Moving Waters
  8. 8.Laws of Lines of the Garment
  9. 9.Laws of the Four Paragons
  10. 10.Painting Subjects — Footnotes

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