Japan in Art and Industry
With a Glance at Japanese Manners and Customs

Published in English translation in 1893, this illustrated work offers a French artist's perspective on Japanese art and customs.

Félix Elie Régamey (Author)

9781108061377, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 13 June 2013

366 pages, 100 b/w illus.
21.6 x 14 x 2.1 cm, 0.47 kg

Ending centuries of isolation, the Meiji era opened Japan to the world in the late nineteenth century, revealing a rich and sophisticated culture. Largely unknown until then, it proved an object of fascination to the West, and the delicacy of its art inspired such figures as Van Gogh, Manet, Whistler and the architect Frank Lloyd Wright. French painter Félix Elie Régamey (1844–1907) was one of the few Europeans who had travelled to Japan, and his deep respect and understanding of the country's art and customs soon established him as an expert. Appearing first in French in 1891, his observations were published in this English translation in 1893. Offering an artist's perspective on Japan and its mores, it also contains 100 illustrations drawn by the author using Japanese techniques. Readers will find much of interest in this valuable contribution to the study of Japanese culture.

Japanese art work
Natural products and processes of manufacture
Food production and preparation
Midor no sato: a corner of Japan at the gates of Paris
Manners and customs
Miscellaneous notes
Short vocabulary
Bibliography of Japan
Index.

Subject Areas: Asian history [HBJF]