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First Marquand Library of Art & Archaeology c.1908 -
African American Art Today: Four Major Artists / an exhibition of paintings and sculpture by Skunder Boghossian, Valente Malangatana, Twins Seven Seven, and Amir I.M. Nour. New York:, African-American Institute, 1974.
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JAPANESE ‘POP-UP’ TEA HOUSES: Chaseki okoshiezu
As early as the seventeenth century–long before there was 3-D computer-modeling for home renovations on HGTV–Japanese carpenters (architects) created detailed three-dimensional paper models of famous tea houses, designed by the great tea masters of the past. Sakata Sakujirō,Chaseki okoshiezu [Folding-drawing … Continue reading
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Tagged 19th century, 20th century, Architecture, Asian Art, Edo period, Japanese, Meiji period, Models, Pop-up models, Taisho period, Tea, Tea ceremony, Woodblock prints
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Frank Lloyd Wright’s Legendary Imperial Hotel (Teikoku Hoteru): “The Jewel of the Orient”
On September 1,1923, Frank Lloyd Wright’s legendary Imperial Hotel [Teikoku Hoteru] opened to the public for the first time. Located near the emperor’s palace in Tokyo, it was built by the Japanese government to house foreign visitors and guests of … Continue reading
Posted in Art, United States of America, Japanese, Japanese, Rare monograph
Tagged 1893 Columbian Exhibition, 20th century, Architecture, Asian Art, Byodo-in, Frank Lloyd Wright, Great Kanto Earthquake, Imperial Hotel, Japanese architecture, Japanese Art, Teikoku Hoteru
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European Architecture from a Japanese Point of View
歐州 都市 の 近代相 / 蔵田 周忠 著 Ōshū toshi no kindaisō / Neues bauen in Deutschland was ich gesehen habe von K. Kurata (Aspects of Modern Architecture in European Cities / New Architecture Seen by K. Kurata in Germany). … Continue reading
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Tagged Architecture, Japanese, Modernism
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