A Comprehensive Exhibition of Japanese Art at Mills College

The Western world has had little opportunity to know the art of Japan, an overwhelming proportion of which has been jealously confined within its native land. This scarcity of art objects representing the various historic and artistic manifestations has led to two fallacies: that Japanese art is com...

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Published in:Parnassus (New York, N.Y. 1929) N.Y. 1929), 1936-04, Vol.8 (4), p.24-25
Main Author: Davidson, Martha A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abstract art
Art exhibitions
Art museums
Art objects
Art pottery
Colors
Japanese art
Prehistoric pottery
Printing
Water color
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Summary:The Western world has had little opportunity to know the art of Japan, an overwhelming proportion of which has been jealously confined within its native land. This scarcity of art objects representing the various historic and artistic manifestations has led to two fallacies: that Japanese art is completely dependent upon her neighbors, especially China; that it is restricted to a precious devotion to the technical perfection of the minor arts. Under the expert guidance of Dr. Alfred Salmony, the Friends of Far Eastern Art have sponsored an extensive exhibition of Japanese art at Mills College. By presenting to the public for the first time in America, an historical survey of the different arts in Japan, the attempt has been made to expose the weaknesses of such a widespread opinion.
ISSN:1543-6314
2325-5420
DOI:10.1080/15436314.1936.11466570