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Bates College Bookstore - Fall 2012 | ||
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Storytelling in Japanese Art (Metropolitan Museum of Art) by Masako Watanabe Paperback, 120 Pages, Published 2011 ISBN-10: 0-300-17590-6 / 0300175906 ISBN-13: 978-0-300-17590-5 / 9780300175905 By Masako Watanabe Nearly as old as humanity itself is the impulse to tell and illustrate stories. In Japan, the narrative drive has been expressed both in sweeping literary sagas (such as the celebrated Tale of Genji) and in long, detailed, stunningly beautiful handscrolls. Storytelling in Japanese |