{"product_id":"an-artist-in-japan-paperback","title":"An Artist in Japan - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn La Farge\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eWilliam De Lange\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Finally the treatment these true classics deserve: thoroughly re-edited and modernized texts, with glossary, index...and beautiful layout to boot.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJohn la Farge\u003c\/strong\u003e (1835-1910), traveling Japan's interior in the summer of 1886, sees Japan in a way only he can: through the eyes of a painter, observing a vast canvas in which he discerns every color, every shade, every nuance, every remarkable detail.\u003cbr\u003e With La Farge we visit the Tokugawa tombs at Nikkô, the Daibutsu at Kamakura, the many temples of the ancient capitals of Kyoto and Nara. We learn of the people and traditions that produced these sites that still draw millions to Japan. With him we marvel at the ingenuity of the architecture, the exquisite detail of the sculptures, the refreshing \"simplicity of attitude\" as expressed in the paintings.\u003cbr\u003e Coming face to face with a profoundly different culture, La Farge is at times perplexed, bewildered, even frustrated, but he is always admiring--of its ingenuity, of its tenacity, of its close relationship with nature as expressed in all its manifestations.\u003cbr\u003e An Artist in Japan is full of sensitive descriptions, of the pleasant domesticity of city life, of the hustle and bustle on Japan's great thoroughfares, of everyday people going about their everyday lives. It is a marvelous panoramic view of a Japan still firmly rooted in its traditions, but already in the thrall of Westernization. It is, in short, a work of art.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 178\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.41 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 15, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67893507752088,"sku":"9789492722034","price":35.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0759\/8830\/4024\/files\/yFW4UnKP849789492722034.webp?v=1793796668","url":"https:\/\/thepinkflamingobookstore.com\/products\/an-artist-in-japan-paperback","provider":"The Pink Flamingo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}