Nezu Bijutsukan shin zōhinsen

Abstract

"The newest catalogue, Masterpieces from the Nezu Collection, New Edition, will consist of twelve volumes, organized by field. The information in it will reflect recent research and will be presented in a straightforward, accessible manner. Since our concept is that the content of these volumes will be made available to the world as a digital archive, all the descriptions of works will be translated into English, another distinctive feature of this catalogue. Textiles and Noh Masks, the sixth volume in this series, reorganizes works in the Decorative Arts volume of the four-volume Catalogue of Selected Masterpieces from the Nezu Museum Collection (2001), with the addition of new works as well. The eighty works in this volume, carefully selected by category from our abundant collection, provide an overview of the history of textiles in Japan and the lineage of Noh masks in the early modern period"-- Preface, Kōichi Nezu (page [e-3]).