Japan and Its Art

Excerpt from Japan and Its Art The reasons which induced the compilation of this Handbook, and the plan upon which it is arranged, are stated at length on page 2 of the Prologue. It differs from the majority of works which deal with the Art of Japan in the following particulars: - (a) It aims at giving an idea of the country, its history, its customs, religion, and inhabitants, as we see them portrayed in Art. (b) It is an expression of the opinions, not only of all the best authorities (authors and collectors), whether European or American, upon the subject, but of a competent Japanese expert. (c) No book of its size covers so much ground, or is so fully illustrated. (d) It is issued at a cheaper price than any other English manual. The bulk of the matter comprised in the volume has appeared in the Art Journal, but the whole has been revised and much added to. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.