Japanese Art
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007
...Works The earliest art of Japan, probably dating from the...name for the early period of Japanese art. Later Jomon (1000 300...depository at Nara. Throughout its history Japanese art has relied heavily...been retained, and modern Japanese pottery is widely esteemed...The Art and Architecture of Japan (rev. ed. 1975); S. Noma, Arts of Japan (2 vol., 1978); J. Stanley-Baker, Japanese Art (1986); P. Fister...