Taiga's True Views: The Language of Landscape Painting in Eighteenth-Century Japan by Melinda Takeuchi (1992-05-23)

"Takeuchi brilliantly captures the spirit of an entire age, artistically and intellectually. In addition, her information and observations are rendered in beautifully crafted prose." - Monumenta Nipponica"In explaining Taiga's uniqueness and historic importance, Takeuchi makes sharp and vital connections between observable aspects of Taiga's painting style and the meaning they had against the contemporary background of Japanese beliefs and society. Her study is attuned to current issues in Western historical scholarship, and leaves the reader convinced that Asian art can be profoundly accessible to Western eyes with the aid of a knowing guide." - San Francisco Chronicle