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Collection
Publication
University of Michigan Museum of Art
Call number
EX.USA.PBF
Library's review
Catalogue for an exhibition held at the University of Michigan from January 9, 1974 to Feburary 17, 1974.
'The paintings of Yosa Buson constituted a major contribution to the revitalization of Japanee art in the eighteenth century. Buiding upon esthetic principles introduced from China into Japan a
(Abstract from Chapter One: The Literati Movement by Calvin L. French)
'The paintings of Yosa Buson constituted a major contribution to the revitalization of Japanee art in the eighteenth century. Buiding upon esthetic principles introduced from China into Japan a
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generation earlier, Buson assimilated native and Chinese themes and techniques into a language at once personal, yet integral to the maintsream and traditions of Japanese art. His achievement, like that of many outstanding Japanese painters, was not so much one of revolutionary innovation as of consolidation and fruition. He founded no orthodox school, but his ideals were adopted by men recognized as his followers: Ki Baitei, Matsumura Goshun (Gekkei), and Yokoi Kin-koku.' (Abstract from Chapter One: The Literati Movement by Calvin L. French)
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Pages
179