On the Laws of Japanese Painting
- Subtitle
- An Introduction to the Study of the Art of Japan
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1. Front matter2. Illustrations3. Introduction by Iwaya Sazanami14. Introduction by Hirai Kinza25. Preface6. CHAPTER ONE. PERSONAL EXPERIENCES7. CHAPTER TWO. ART IN JAPAN8. CHAPTER THREE. LAWS FOR THE USE OF BRUSH AND MATERIALS9. CHAPTER FOUR. LAWS GOVERNING THE CONCEPTION AND EXECUTION OF A PAINTING10. CHAPTER FIVE. CANONS OF THE AESTHETICS OF JAPANESE PAINTING11. CHAPTER SIX. SUBJECTS FOR JAPANESE PAINTING (gwa dai)12. CHAPTER SEVEN. SIGNATURES AND SEALS13. EXPLANATION OF HEAD-BANDS14. The Eight Ways of Painting in Color, Called the Laws of Coloring15. Landscapes, Birds, Trees and Streams16. Laws of Ledges17. Laws of Trees and Rocks18. Laws of Dots19. Laws of Waves and Moving Waters20. Laws of Lines of the Garment21. Laws of the Four Paragons22. Painting Subjects23. Footnotes