Traditions Unbound:
Groundbreaking Painters from Eighteenth-Century Kyoto
Essays by Matthew P. McKelway, Yoko Woodson,
and others
$45.00
“During the eighteenth century in Kyoto a sophisticated urban culture flourished with unprecedented complexity, strength, and originality. Artworks of superb quality were produced—ceramics, lacquerware, textiles, and above all, paintings. Traditions Unbound presents works byeight artists who created unconventional and strikingly original paintings. They are truly innovative painters in the history of Japanese art.”
–From the introduction by Yoko Woodson
Certain times and places in history are witness to extraordinary bursts of creativity. Eighteenth-century Kyoto was one of these. More than just a catalogue of a remarkable exhibition, Traditions Unbound shines new light on a period that saw exceptional advances in the arts, especially in painting. The 61 featured works are reproduced in exquisite color and illuminated by recent scholarship that is itself groundbreaking. An essential volume for anyone interested in the Japanese painting tradition.
208 pp., 9 x 12 in., with more than 200 color illustrations
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