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Masterworks of Japanese Painting:
The Etsuko and Joe Price Collection

Copyright Date
1994
Publisher
Digital Collections Inc.
Description
The largest private assemblage of Edo period (1615 - 1868) screens and scrolls outside Japan, this collection traces the departure of Japanese art from Chinese conventions to the development of its own unique artistic vision. The CD contains images of 350 paintings enhanced with nearly 800 carefully chosen details in larger format. Also contains an essay by Joe D. Price, the collector, giving an overview of the artworks.
Disciplines
Art, Humanities
Type of Program
Single Mac IBM
Suitable for:
Individual Instruction, Large Groups, Pairs, Small Groups
Vendor
Digital Collections Inc.
Cost
$195.00

Instructional Characteristics

Instructional Techniques 
  Game
  Tutorial
  Simulation
x Informational
  Problem Solving
Documentation Available (Y=yes, N=No, NA= Not Applicable) 
N  Student worksheets/Supplentary Material required
N  Student worksheets/Supplentary Material provided
N  Reference Manuals Required
Quality 1 (low) to 5 (high) 
5  Content Characteristics
5  Instructional Characteristics
5  Technical Characteristics

Recommendations

I highly recommend this program

Comments

Contains an introductory movie with narration, a tour, a slide show, an essay by Joe Price, biographies of artists. Also features the ability to sort and search by date and key work. Images may be tiled for comparison. A light table may be used to scroll through the collection and a magnifying glass may be clicked for full-sized images. The quality of the images is excellent as is the ease of use of the program.