JOHWI1 Johnson, Hiroko: WESTERN INFLUENCES ON JAPANESE ART. The Akita Ranga Art School and Foreign Books. Leiden, 2005. 176 pp. 57 illustrations, some colour. 27x19 cm. Cloth. GBP 50.00 Akita Ranga artists, influenced by illustrations in Western art books, created a new direction in Japanese art by using western techniques such as chiaroscuro and perspective. A detailed study. Subjects: Painting Art Available, as of: 01/09/2008 Was item 159 in printed List 145. Record produced by Hanshan Tang Books, www.hanshan.com.