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- Under 100
- First published
- 1901
- Pages
- 188
About this book
Dorothy Menpes brings together her father's impressions of Japan with memories of her own childhood visit, giving this illustrated travel book a personal angle. Published in 1901, it approaches the country through an artist's attention to colour, balance and placement. The opening chapter studies Japanese theatre, treating scenery and actors as parts of one carefully arranged picture, and compares its broad visual effects with Western stage realism.
Later passages turn to Osaka's canals, where wooden bridges, unpainted boats and rice cargoes become studies in line and light. Japanese gardens receive the same close attention: miniature streams and bridges create an impression of spaciousness, an illusion revealed when a dog crosses a tiny bridge. Chapters on painters, flower arrangement, children and workers extend the book's interest in art across daily life.
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Book facts
- Author
- Dorothy Menpes
- First published
- 1901
- Reading time
- About 4 hours
- Pages
- 188
- Language
- English
- Genre
- Travelogue
- Formats
- PDF, EPUB, Read online