[Koetsu, Hon’ami] Fischer, Felice.

The Arts of Hon’ami Koetsu, Japanese Renaissance Master. [RARE SIGNED / INSCRIBED]. With Essays and Catalogue Entries by Edwin A. Cranston, Fumiko E. Cranston, Kumakura Isao, Kyoko Kinoshita, Saito Takamasa and Yamazaki Tsuyoshi.

Philadelphia, Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2000. Oblong Quarto (29.5 cm wide x 26 cm high). 220 pages with numerous, stunning illustrations. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. Excellent, close to new condition. Signed, inscribed on the titlepage by Felice Fischer: “Best regards, Felice Fischer, Aug 8, 2000”.

Hon’ami Koetsu (1558 – 27 February 1637) was a Japanese calligrapher, craftsman, lacquerer, potter, landscape gardener, connoisseur of swords and a devotee of the tea ceremony. His works are generally considered to have inspired the founding of the Rinpa school of painting.

Robert Hughes of Time Asia wrote that in Japan, Koetsu is “a national treasure several times over, about as famous there as Benvenuto Cellini is in the West”, even though in the United States he is “scarcely known”. (Wikipedia)

• Keywords: Art · Art – Rare · Calligraphy · Catalogue Four – International Art · Illustrated Books · Illustrated Books Rare · Japanese Art · Japanese Artist · Japanese Renaissance Art · Renaissance – Rare · Renaissance Art · Rinpa School of Painting [Japan] · Signed
• Language: English
• Inventory Number: 32175AB

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