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020			_a0810907089
020			_a0810990229
040			_aLB-BrCRDP
082			_a709.52 S839b
100			_aHarold P Stern
245			_aBirds, beasts, blossoms, and bugs : the nature of Japan
260			_aNew York _b H.N. Abrams, _c1976
300			_a196p _c25cm
520			_a This scholarly book with its magnificent illustrations explores in detail a fundamental fact of Japanese art, a theme also intrinsic to the very "nature" of the Japanese people, and an essential expression of their philosophy and heritage. The book traces the development of this threme through an examination of some 140 objects from the twelfth to nineteenth centuries. The outstanding collections in the United
630			_a Art, Japanese.
630			_aNature (Aesthetics)
630			_aNatural history illustration
630			_aJapan.
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