The Spirit of Japanese Art
by Yoné Noguchi
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Chapters (114)
- THE SPIRIT OF JAPANESE ART
- CONTENTS
- EDITORIAL NOTE
- INTRODUCTION
- I KOYETSU
- II KENZAN
- III UTAMARO
- IV HIROSHIGE
- V GAHO HASHIMOTO
- VI KYOSAI
- VII THE LAST MASTER OF THE UKIYOYE ART
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- IX THE UKIYOYE ART IN ORIGINAL
- X WESTERN ART IN JAPAN
- APPENDIX I THE MEMORIAL EXHIBITION OF THE LATE HARA
- APPENDIX II THE NERVOUS DEBILITY OF PRESENT JAPANESE ART
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