The effects of the West on Japanese art are clearly demonstrated in the rich exhibition held at the Seattle Art Museum in 2007 as it's represented in the eight essays and many color plates of this catalogue. The essay topics are the reception of maps, two streams of namban painting, the art scene in Nagasaki, the influence of ransho on western-style painting, early copperplate prints of Shiba Kokan and Aodo Denzen, Hollandisme in Japanese craftwork, export porcelain and lacquerware, and an overview of the opening of Japan in its visual culture. Published in an oversized format (9.5x12.25"). Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)