In Pursuit of Universalism: Yorozu Tetsugoro and Japanese Modern Art

First Edition, 2010. 307 pages.

Book measures 7.25 x 10.25 inches. The first comprehensive English-language study of early 20th Century Japanese modern art. Volk constructs a critical theory of artistic modernism in Japan between 1900–1930 by analyzing the work of Yorozu Tetugoro, whose paintings she casts as a polemical response to Japan’s late 19th century encounter with European art. B&W and color plates throughout the text. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket showing faint rubbing. Binding is tight.