Auspicious Animals: The art of good omens
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- Create Date：2021-09-05 06:52:59
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Jun’ichi Uchiyama
- ISBN：4756254292
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Summary
The world of mythical creatures born from human imagination。
Many imaginary animals believed to be auspicious symbols of good fortune originated in ancient China。 The most famous ones are the “Big Four”: the Winged Dragon， the Chinese Phoenix， Qilin （a hooved chimeric creature） and the Spirit Turtle。 There are many more， not only from China， but also from Japan and other regions around the world。 This book showcases illustrated artworks， along with sculptures and applied arts， featuring these good omens。 The collection， totaling around 240 pieces， is accompanied by rich， enjoyable and approachable text by Jun’ichi Uchiyama， a professor at Miyagi Gakuin Women’s University。
Many imaginary animals believed to be auspicious symbols of good fortune originated in ancient China。 The most famous ones are the “Big Four”: the Winged Dragon， the Chinese Phoenix， Qilin （a hooved chimeric creature） and the Spirit Turtle。 There are many more， not only from China， but also from Japan and other regions around the world。 This book showcases illustrated artworks， along with sculptures and applied arts， featuring these good omens。 The collection， totaling around 240 pieces， is accompanied by rich， enjoyable and approachable text by Jun’ichi Uchiyama， a professor at Miyagi Gakuin Women’s University。
Reviews
April Gray
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This is a lovely book， I'm looking forward to seeing a physical copy when it's released in September！ The layout is visually appealing， and the art， of course， is just beautiful。 The text is so interesting！ I learned so much history， culture， and mythology， which was a nice bonus- I was expecting lots of photos with just a bit of text to go along。 While I can't read the Japanese text， it's wonderful to see it there alongside the English translation。 This is a must for anyone interested in East A This is a lovely book， I'm looking forward to seeing a physical copy when it's released in September！ The layout is visually appealing， and the art， of course， is just beautiful。 The text is so interesting！ I learned so much history， culture， and mythology， which was a nice bonus- I was expecting lots of photos with just a bit of text to go along。 While I can't read the Japanese text， it's wonderful to see it there alongside the English translation。 This is a must for anyone interested in East Asian art， history， culture， and mythology！#AuspiciousAnimalsTheArtofGoodOmens #NetGalley 。。。more
Lady reading365
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This book is an amazing collection for pictures showcasing Chinese and Japanese ancient art。 Each picture has descriptions of what is is and where you can find them in various museums。 It is also wrote in English and Chinese。 Not only does it explain about the artist but also explains how the animals were brought over and when。 Also explains each animals place within their culture。 It reads really well and you will learn so much about Chinese culture and history。 I will definitely be buying this This book is an amazing collection for pictures showcasing Chinese and Japanese ancient art。 Each picture has descriptions of what is is and where you can find them in various museums。 It is also wrote in English and Chinese。 Not only does it explain about the artist but also explains how the animals were brought over and when。 Also explains each animals place within their culture。 It reads really well and you will learn so much about Chinese culture and history。 I will definitely be buying this book and my friend also loves it just as much as I do。 Much praise to the author and thank you for producing such a fantastic jam packed beautifully illustrated book。 。。。more
Poptart19 （ren）
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4。5 starsGorgeous art， detailed & informative context， well researched。 I’d love to own a print copy of this！[What I liked:]•I’m glad this is a bilingual， side-by-side edition in English & Japanese。 I read Japanese， & it enriched my reading experience to have the text in both。•The visual presentation of this book is very appealing。 The layouts are varied & easy to peruse。 I really appreciate how the art is shown—both the full pieces of art so you can get the full context & composition， & closeu 4。5 starsGorgeous art， detailed & informative context， well researched。 I’d love to own a print copy of this！[What I liked:]•I’m glad this is a bilingual， side-by-side edition in English & Japanese。 I read Japanese， & it enriched my reading experience to have the text in both。•The visual presentation of this book is very appealing。 The layouts are varied & easy to peruse。 I really appreciate how the art is shown—both the full pieces of art so you can get the full context & composition， & closeups of the animals on a white background so you can see the details of the animal itself。•There’s a nice variety of art included: paintings， garments， tomb murals， religious art， manuscript illustrations， sculpture， household objects like combs & mirrors & vessels， etc。 Different eras & countries are represented。 Info on the arts’ provenances are documented， including artist details。 •The art is absolutely gorgeous， striking & in hi-res full color。 The variety & number of examples， from the realistic to the grotesque & fantastical， are excellent。•I learned a lot from the accompanying text。 History， cultural context， evolutions in philosophy， etc。 are included in a nice amount of detail but not too much to be overwhelming or dry。 The emphasis is still on the art。 [What I didn’t like as much:]•Some of the pictures are on both sides of a page spread， on the crease。 It works fine for a physical copy， but reading an ebook version with vertical page-by-page layout kinda breaks up the visuals when the pictures on two pages。[I received an ARC ebook copy from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review。 Thank you for the book！] 。。。more
Georgia
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I got a lot more than I bargained for with this title。 I was expecting a coffee book filled with pictures of legendary， mythical and/ or beautiful creatures but this book was so much more。Pages are decorated with works of art including sketchings， paintings， photographs of vases， cuttings。 The choice of canvas has not been discriminated against。 Some of the pictures are rather vibrant whilst others are duller。 That said， they are all very detailed。The book provides long descriptions of meaning a I got a lot more than I bargained for with this title。 I was expecting a coffee book filled with pictures of legendary， mythical and/ or beautiful creatures but this book was so much more。Pages are decorated with works of art including sketchings， paintings， photographs of vases， cuttings。 The choice of canvas has not been discriminated against。 Some of the pictures are rather vibrant whilst others are duller。 That said， they are all very detailed。The book provides long descriptions of meaning and facts behind the works and the animals themselves so is quite the education。 I like that it is written in Chinese characters and translated into English within the same text that wrap around the illustrations in a decorative fashion。This book earns a 5/5 for beauty， descri[tion， educational element， the layout， everything。 It's an interesting look and read for lovers of all things from the orient， animals and art。 。。。more
Kelly
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