Animal Motifs in Asian Art
- Authors
- Ball, Katherine M.
- Publisher
- Dover Publications
- ISBN
- 9780486147307
- Date
- 2004-07-15T00:00:00+00:00
- Size
- 100.41 MB
- Lang
- en
Authoritative reference deals primarily with animal symbolism in Japanese art, with occasional mention of the decorative art of China, India, and Persia. Arranged in the format of a dictionary, the explanatory text is rich with sidelights from literature and legend, while 673 black-and-white illustrations depict dragons, tigers, bats, and other creatures with symbolic significance.