Toru Takemitsu

Yoshiko Kakudo

Glenn Glasow

In these writings, available here in English for the first time, the distinguished Japanese composer Toru Takemitsu reflects on his contemporaries, including John Cage, Olivier Messiaen, and Merce Cunningham; on nature, which has profoundly influenced his composition; on film and painting; on relationships between East and West; on traditional Japanese music; and on his own compositions.

Selected Writings

Confronting Silence

Chronicle Books

Asian Art Museum of San Francisco

Celebrating the 25th anniversary of the museum founded by Avery Brundage is this gift book for lovers of Far East or Asian art, which showcases 145 of the museums finest works. In individual chapters, the volume features paintings and calligraphy; ceramics; metalware; lacquerware; and costume, inro, and netsuke, encompassing everything from prehistoric artifacts to 19th-century masterpieces. With 165 color photographs and a complementary text by curator Yoshiko Kakudo. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Masterworks in the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco

The Art of Japan

Clarence F. Shangraw

From 5,000-year-old ceramic vessels to 19th-century paintings, all the major categories of the art of Japan are represented in this stunning volume featuring a selection of metal wares, lacquer items, sculpture, screen and scroll paintings, textiles and more from the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco. 165 color photographs.

Yoshiko Kakudo

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