Screen LibraryCreatures real and imaginary in Chinese and Japanese art : an identification guide /
"This guide to identifying lions, unicorns and other creatures real and fanciful in Chinese and Japanese artwork explains how these and other animal depictions were introduced to the East, and how their portrayals changed over time. Stories and descriptions are provided along with numerous phot...
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McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers,
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| Publisher Address: | Jefferson, North Carolina : |
| Publication Dates: | [2015] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
"This guide to identifying lions, unicorns and other creatures real and fanciful in Chinese and Japanese artwork explains how these and other animal depictions were introduced to the East, and how their portrayals changed over time. Stories and descriptions are provided along with numerous photographs and drawings"-- |
| Carrier Form: | v, 156 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 147-150) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780786497287 (paperback : alkaline paper) : 0786497289 (paperback : alkaline paper) 9781476619583 (ebook) 1476619581 (ebook) |
| Index Number: | N7660 |
| CLC: |
J131. 3 J052 |
| Call Number: | J052/K923 |
| Contents: | The lion in worldwide cultures -- The lion in China -- The Ch'i-lin (Qilin) or unicorn -- Other pi-hsieh (fabulous animals) -- The lion in Japan -- Other mammals -- Humanoid creatures and other types of yokai -- Conclusion -- Appendix A: Chinese dynasties -- Appendix B: A chronological outline of Japanese history -- Appendix C: Edo period eras (1600/1867) -- Appendix D: The lion design in Asia. |