{"product_id":"japan-arts-and-life-9788857247724","title":"Japan Arts and Life","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAmong the many ways one can approach a distant country, there are studies, travel, and a special sensitivity that allow a person to distinctly interpret the reasons behind a culture. In the case of Jeffrey Montgomery and his splendid collection, all three of these elements interact in a surprisingly harmonious way.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe works he has collected during his lifetime lead to the very heart of Japanese art, accompanying us on a fascinating journey to discover the aesthetic ideals of a civilisation that goes back millennia. Published on the occasion of the exhibition in Lugano, the volume presents one hundred and seventy works from the period between the 12th and 20th centuries - including textiles, furniture, paintings, religious and everyday objects - carefully selected from the over one thousand objects collected over a lifetime by Jeffrey Montgomery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRenowned worldwide, the Montgomery Collection displays an extraordinary richness and a very singular substance: it is a collection of \"oriental art\", and at the same time, it expresses a \"folk culture\" reinterpreted in very elevated aesthetic terms by the elegant and refined choices made by the collector who had dedicated his entire life to it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEdited by Francesco Paolo Campione, in collaboration with Moira Luraschi, \u003ci\u003eJapan Arts and Life\u003c\/i\u003e contains essays by Francesco Paolo Campione (\u003ci\u003eAn Impermanent Journey between Art and Life\u003c\/i\u003e); Matthi Forrer (\u003ci\u003eCollecting Japanese Art Objects\u003c\/i\u003e); Rossella Menegazzo (\u003ci\u003eThe Other Side of Japan. The Jeffrey Montgomery Collection between Art, Crafts, and Folklore\u003c\/i\u003e); Giorgio Amitrano (\u003ci\u003eJapan, the Beautiful, and Ourselves\u003c\/i\u003e); Imogen Heitmann (\u003ci\u003eThe Museographical Display as a Creative 'Meta-work'\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe volume presents also the catalogue and the entries of the works, edited by Moira Luraschi and divided into thematic sections (Paintings; Woven objects; Hooks and counterweights; Ceramics; Fabrics; Lanterns; Masks; Furniture; Signs; Kettles and pourers; Sculptures; Lacquers).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47362728689900,"sku":"9788857247724","price":100.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/17072853485341.jpg?v=1772899343","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/japan-arts-and-life-9788857247724","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}