The folk art of Java / Joseph Fischer ; assisted by James Danandjaja ... [et al.].
The folk art of Java / Joseph Fischer ; assisted by James Danandjaja ... [et al.].
The folk art of Java / Joseph Fischer ; assisted by James Danandjaja ... [et al.].
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Publisher
Kuala Lumpur ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1994.
Date
1994.
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N745.095982/1
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Language
English
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Physical content
xv, 134 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm.
Contents
1. Introduction: Definitions and Distinctions -- 2. Diversity and Significance in the Folk Art of Java --3. The Ramayana, the Mahabharata, and Islam: Representations on Glass Painting -- 4. Panakawan in the Folk Tradition of Java -- 5. Folk Characters and Folk Art -- 6. Folk Art, Games, and Magic Pl...
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Publisher
Kuala Lumpur ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1994.
Series
Date Published
1994.
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Summary
This book serves as an introduction to the folk arts of Java as determined by the Javanese themselves. It features objects associated with traditional games and toys, reverse paintings on glass that reflect Hindu-Buddhist and Islamic traditions, various representations in Javanese society of the servant-clowns in the wayang theatre, ceramics that r...
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The folk art of Java / Joseph Fischer ; assisted by James Danandjaja ... [et al.].
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The Asia collection.
Bibliography: p. 128-134.
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N745.095982/1
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74VKROJy8gBO
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ISBN
9676530417
9789676530417
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745.095982
MMS ID
991023099739702626
