The Circulation and Appreciation of Chinese Artworks in Modern Japan--A Collection of Studies on Sino-Japanese Cultural Relations

Author: (Japanese) Fumita Noboru, translated by Zhao Xiumin
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Publishing Date: 2005-04-01
Features: The book presented to you is part of the "Chinese Culture Studies Library." This series was born at the turn of the centuries, with each work embodying the author's reflections on history while carrying aspirations for the future. In today's rapidly evolving process of internationalization, we hope these works will bring you joy in knowledge and enlightenment in life, and that you will cherish and love them for a long time. Set against the backdrop of a large amount of Chinese cultural relics lost overseas in modern China, this book explores the various channels through which Chinese cultural relics flowed to Japan, as well as their subsequent circulation methods and processes. It takes the collision, integration, and transcendence of these relics with Japanese matcha tea ceremony utensils as the fundamental research path, successfully revealing in this unique perspective of modern Sino-Japanese cultural exchange how Chinese cultural relics in modern Japan transcended their original foundation of acceptance—the literary taste of Chinese cultural relics in matcha tea ceremony—to become a universal form of appreciation for Chinese art, and ultimately played a significant role in modern and contemporary Japanese artistic creation and appreciation. The book offers a novel perspective, and based on numerous images and tables, Professor Fumita also explains in a unique way the special role played by the famous Yamaguchi Trading Company in this process of circulation. It is a highly academically valuable work on Sino-Japanese cultural exchange. The book comprehensively elaborates on the background, causes, and impact of Chinese cultural relics in modern Japan, with fluent writing complemented by exquisite images, bringing the essence of Chinese culture vividly to life. The descriptions of Chinese ancient ceramics, bronze artifacts, and other artworks in the book make us feel proud and of the profound and magnificent civilization of China.