| ISBN |
0300175906 (pbk. : Yale University Press) |
| 9780300175905 (pbk. : Yale University Press) |
| 9781588394408 (pbk. : Metropolitan Museum of Art) |
| Author |
Watanabe, Masako |
| Title |
Storytelling in Japanese art / [by] Masako Watanabe |
| Publisher |
New York : Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2011 |
| Physical desc. |
viii, 112 p. (some folded) ; col. ill., col. maps ; 21 x 24 cm. |
| Note |
Published on the occasion of the exhibition Storytelling in Japanese art, held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 19 November 2011-6 May 2012. |
| Distributed by Yale University Press, New Haven and London. |
| Bibliography etc. |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 111-112). |
| Contents |
The art of Japanese storytelling -- Stories. Illustrated legends of Kitano Shrine: Kitano tenjin engi -- The legend of the origin of Kumano Shrine: Kumano honji -- The story of the ascetic En no Gyōja: En no Gyōja -- The great woven cap: Taishokan -- The tale of Urashima Tarō: Urashima Tarō -- The nun who lost two sons at the Battle of Yashima: Yashima nikō monogatari -- The drunken demon: Shuten dōji -- The tale of Giō: Giō monogatari -- The new piece: Shinkyoku -- The battles of the twelve animals: Jūnirui gassen -- A long tale for an autumn night: Aki no yo naga monogatari -- The tale of Genji: Genji monogatari -- The tale of mice: Nezumi no sōshi shusse monogatari -- Tale of a strange marriage: Konkai zōshi. |
| Corporate name |
Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.) -- Exhibitions |
| Subject |
Painting, Japanese -- Exhibitions |
| Scrolls, Japanese -- Exhibitions |
| Narrative painting, Japanese |
| Storytelling in art |
| Added name(s) - Corporate |
Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.) |
