Art styles not defined by date books

The Academy Awards - the biggest fashion show on earth is captured in stunning colour and black-and-white photography....  Read More >>

In Eastern cultures, it was customary to present collections of erotic art called pillow books to newlyweds. This...  Read More >>

A full colour collection of Eastern erotic art that presents lovemaking as a highly spiritual expression.  Read More >>

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The ear catches the eye presents a clear picture of the diversity of Japanese instruments and their use in the Kabuki...  Read More >>

Many Japanese print artists, including some of the greatest like Hokusai and Hiroshige, have attempted to capture...  Read More >>

Observations of the sun, moon, planets, and stars played a central role in ancient Maya lifeways, as they do among...  Read More >>

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This text explores issues raised by the range of ideas and images of the natural world in Western art since the...  Read More >>

Plunder and pleasure provides an in-depth study of the role played by dealers and collectors in the late 19th and...  Read More >>

The female image is a survey of the genre of bijinga ('prints of beautiful women') produced in the Shin hanga (new...  Read More >>

This work not only identifies and describes ningyo, detailing their history and meaning, but also contains a complex...  Read More >>

This is a photographic exploration of the characteristic colours of Japan that have appeared repeatedly throughout...  Read More >>

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Derived from a session at the European Association of Archaeologists 4th annual meeting at Gothenburg in 1998. These...  Read More >>

Modern Japanese Aesthetics is a work on the history of the Japanese philosophy of art, from its inception in the...  Read More >>

This is a guide to self-taught and outsider artists in the United States, also called folk artists, and to their...  Read More >>

The spectacular treasures from the tomb of Tutankhamun have been admired by millions of visitors to museum exhibitions...  Read More >>

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A catalog from the first U.S. exhibition focused exclusively on Japanese Imari porcelain  Read More >>

Celebrates the state's distinctive cooking, a blend of Native American, Spanish, Mexican, and Anglo influences....  Read More >>

Much has been written about China's contemporary art scene, but little attention has been paid to the complicated...  Read More >>

Japans door to the outside world was opened in 1858, ending a 200-year period of total isolation. The wealth of...  Read More >>