Essays by Kendall H. Brown, Leonard A. Lauder, Anne Nishimura Morse and J. Thomas Rimer.
Authoritative essays by leading scholars of Japanese art and culture, plus a statement by the collector himself, highlight the design, development, and cultural function of these rarely studied, but highly influential and visually exciting, ...
"Published in conjunction with the exhibition ... organized by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, from March 10 to June 6, 2004"--T.p. verso.
Perfect in their asymmetrical designs, these Japanese Art Nouveau postcards are more than just stationery.
From the late nineteenth to the early twentieth century, Japan was a vital world center for postcard art. Art of the Japanese Postcard presents 300 full-color examples of these cards, culled from the vast Leonard A. Lauder Collection.