[JAPANESE ART — EXHIBITION] The Afterlife in Japanese Art. - Lot 3

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[JAPANESE ART — EXHIBITION] The Afterlife in Japanese Art. - Lot 3
[JAPANESE ART — EXHIBITION] The Afterlife in Japanese Art. Paris, Petit Palais, October–December 1963. Quarto, paperback, illustrated softcover with flaps, printed in shades of gray based on a depiction of Daruma; the cover and back cover form a continuous design. Catalog of the major exhibition devoted to depictions of the afterlife, death, and spirituality in Japanese art, presented at the Petit Palais in Paris in the fall of 1963. The volume brings together a particularly diverse collection of works illustrating Japanese religious and philosophical concepts: archaeological and ritual objects, sculptures, masks, Buddhist paintings, depictions of monks and spiritual figures, as well as a remarkable collection of Zen calligraphy. The reproduced works come primarily from Japanese temples and collections, including several private collections. Abundant black-and-white illustrations, both within the text and as full-page spreads. The catalog provides precise descriptive entries for each work, including attribution, subject, technique, dimensions, and provenance. Among the reproduced pieces are works related to Zen Buddhism, portraits of monks, depictions of Daruma, and several calligraphic works, including *The Hermitage*, *The Length of Asceticism and the Spirit of Meditation*, and *The Barren Woman Gives Birth to a Child at Night*. This publication is both a scholarly resource and aesthetically very accomplished, characteristic of the fine exhibition catalogs devoted to Japanese art in the 1960s. The cover, featuring a particularly graphic illustration of Daruma, also lends it genuine decorative appeal. A good copy, with a cover that is slightly rubbed and marked in places, and a few small signs of wear along the edges; the interior is clean and well-preserved.
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