We are pleased to announce the publication of Alan's book (available in book stores in late spring, and also directly on our website for signed copies): g1 battery

Ningyo: The Art of the Japanese Doll

By Alan Scott Pate
Tuttle Publishing
9-1/2" x 11" Hardcover
298 pages
Over 250 color illustrations
Extensive index, glossary of doll terms, and bibliography mortgage calculator with taxes

 

A delightful journey into the little known world of antique Japanese dolls, focusing largely on examples from the Edo period (1615-1868), known as the Golden Age of Japanese Dolls. APPLE MACBOOK PRO 17 2.33 CORE 2 DUO LAPTOP LCD SCREEN

Using images of ningyo (dolls) taken from US private collections, with supporting images of folding screens, paintings, woodblock prints, sculpture, textiles, and ceramics drawn from Japanese temple collections and museums around the world, we explore the many faces of ningyo, relating not only their history and basic forms, but also discovering some of the unexpected religious, cultural, and even political aspects of Japanese dolls.

Sample Chapters include:

  • Gosho Ningyo: Palace Dolls and Auspicious Wishes
  • Hina Ningyo: Dolls for the Girl's Day Festival
  • Musha Ningyo: Warrior Dolls for the Boy's Day Display
  • Isho Ningyo: Fashion Dolls and Popular Culture
  • Ningyo in the Theater: Entertaining the Gods and Man
  • Ningyo and Health: Dolls as Talisman and Tool

To order, click here to download the order form to your computer. Please fill in form and fax it to us (406/ 745-6718) or send it in the mail. We will process your order and send you signed copies as quickly as possible. Please note: the book will be available end of June/early July 2005.

 

Japanese Ningyo: Festival Dolls of the Edo Period
Video of Lecture Presentation by Alan Pate
at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

To order a copy ($35)
please call 406/745-6717 or contact
alanpate@akanezumiya.com

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