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Administrative Committee for the Exhibition of Contemporary Japanese Paintings in the Traditional Style (Wacoal Corp.), Published 1985. Wraps (staple bound), 36 pp.; 33 cm; illustrated with black-and-white reproductions and portrait photographs, tinted decorative motifs. Forewords by Koichi Tsukamoto and Kazuo Inamori.
In Very Good condition. Tan-gray paper covers with black and white lettering on front. Mild shelf and edge wear, toning along edges and spine, a few spots and some soiling to covers; rear cover shows cluster of spots at lower left. Binding tight. Interior pages mildly toned with occasional light spotting, otherwise unmarked. Catalogue only; portfolio folder and 48 color plates issued with it are not present. Laid in: color brochure folded into 6 panels and ticket order form, both with light toning, brochure with fold creases. English-language catalogue of the touring exhibition of contemporary Japanese-style painting sponsored by Wacoal Corp. and Kyocera Corporation, with title calligraphy by Togyu Okumura. Includes sections on the history, materials and subject matter of nihonga by Takeo Uchiyama, Chief Curator at The Kyoto National Museum of Modern Art; twelve short essays on aesthetic concepts (emptiness, flow, fold, veil and others) by Michiaki Kawakita and Takeshi Umehara; and profiles of 48 artists, each with portrait photograph, career chronology and small reproduction of an exhibited work. Artists include Kaii Higashiyama, Ikuo Hirayama, Tamako Kataoka and Shoko Uemura. The brochure and order form are from the showing at the George C. Marshall House on Officer's Row in Vancouver, Washington, in summer 1986, sponsored by the City of Vancouver in conjunction with the Portland Art Museum. The brochure reproduces six paintings in color, gives ticket prices, hours and a map, and presents the venue as a tribute to General Marshall from Japan. It lists the tour as London, Paris, Stockholm, Barcelona, Boston, Los Angeles and Vancouver.