This is the first comprehensive study in a European language of the life and works of this versatile and accomplished Meiji potter (1842-1916). It traces the artistic and commercial influences on Kozan's work and relates developments in Makuzu ware to the work of other major potters of the era to give a valuable insight into this formative transitional era in the history of Japanese ceramics. It is lavishly illustrated, with forty color plates and 100 black and white illustrations.

Master Potter of Meiji Japan: Makuzu Kozan (1842 - 1916) and his Workshop (Oxford Oriental Monographs)

Arts & Photography

Pollard, Clare

History & Criticism

Oxford University Press

What is The Tiger Who Came to Tea really about? What has Meg and Mog got to do with Polish embroidery? Why is death in picture books so often represented by being eaten?
We've read Green Eggs and Ham, laughed at Mr Tickle and whetted our appetites with The Very Hungry Caterpillar. But what lies behind the picture books that make up our childhood? 
Fierce Bad Rabbits takes us on an eye-opening journey in a pea-green boat through the history of picture books. From Edward Lear through to Beatrix Potter and contemporary picture books like Stick Man, Clare Pollard shines a light on some of our best-loved childhood stories, their histories and what they really mean. Because the best picture books are far more complex than they seem - and darker too. Monsters can gobble up children and go unnoticed, power is not always used wisely, and the wild things are closer than you think. 
Sparkling with wit, magic and nostalgia, Fierce Bad Rabbits weaves in tales from Clare's own childhood, and her re-readings as a parent, with fascinating facts and theories about the authors behind the books. Introducing you to new treasures while bringing your childhood favourites to vivid life, it will make you see even stories you've read a hundred times afresh.

Fierce Bad Rabbits: The Tales Behind Children's Picture Books

Teen & Young Adult

Fig Tree

What is The Tiger Who Came to Tea really about? 
How is Meg and Mog related to Polish embroidery? 
And why does death in picture books involve being eaten?\nFierce Bad Rabbits explores the stories behind our favourite picture books, weaving in tales of Clare Pollard's childhood reading and her re-discovery of the classic tales as a parent. Because the best picture books are far more complex than they seem - and darker too. Monsters can gobble up children and go unnoticed, power is not always used wisely, and the wild things are closer than you think.\n'A gem . . . hard to put down. Thoroughly enjoyable' Spectator\n'Essential reading for every thinking parent' Penelope Lively\n'An enlightening, perceptive analysis of the books that build us' Sunday Telegraph, 5 star review\n'A happy way to reconnect with old friends' Times

Penguin

The Modern Fairies

The Modern Fairies: A Novel

Literature & Fiction

Literary

Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster

Look, Clare! Look! is the story of a year. When Clare Pollard set off on a six-month world trip, she wanted to write a long poem which engaged with what she saw and felt during her travels. On her return, she discovered that her father was seriously ill, and his funeral was held on New Year's Eve. Clare Pollard's third collection is a book about journeys and home. She looks closely at both global issues and the blossom in her yard. Beginning as a meditation on western guilt againstthe backdrop of SARS and the Iraq War, it ends by looking at our closest relationships, in poems that deal with a pregnancy scare and her engagement, as well as illness and loss.

Look, Clare, Look!

Poetry

Bloodaxe Books

A Poetry Book Society Recommendation, Clare Pollard's fourth collection is steeped in folktale and ballads, and looks at the stories we tell about ourselves. From the Pendle witch-trials in 17th-century Lancashire to the gangs of modern-day east London, Changeling takes on our myths and monsters. They are poems of place that look at our relationship with the other: fear and trust, force and freedom.

Changeling

Ovid's Heroides, written in Rome some time between 25 and 16 BC, was once his most popular work. The title translates as ""Heroines."" It is a series of poems in the voices of women from Greek and Roman myth - including Phaedra, Medea, Penelope, and Ariadne - addressed to the men they love. Clare Pollard's new translation rediscovers Ovid's Heroines for the 21st century, with a cast of women who are brave, bitchy, sexy, suicidal, horrifying, heartbreaking, and surprisingly modern. ""This breezily modern take on Heroides is a delight. . . Pollard effortlessly brings legendary Greek and Roman characters like Penelope, Dido, and Medea, and their sorrows, out of myth and into the twenty-first century.""--World Lit. Today February 2014

Ovid's Heroines

The first English language publication on the subject of Meiji ornamental textiles A pioneering study Of interest to aficionados and the general public Beautiful photos showing intricate embroideries and tapestries This is the first English language publication on the subject of these textiles. A pioneering study of the art of Meiji, it contains unique, previously-unpublished material on the intricate embroideries and tapestries, dyed silks and velvets that were produced in Japan for the foreign market in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Published to accompany an exhibition at the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, it contains a detailed catalogue of the collection of the Kiyomizu-Sannenzaka Museum in Kyoto - one of the finest and most representative of this material in existence (c. 40 pieces). Never displayed before, this is the first Meiji textile exhibition ever to be held outside of Japan. Previous studies of Meiji art have largely ignored textiles, with the focus on Japanese textiles tending towards kimonos and costume. This comprehensive overview of the field gives insight into what were among most important Japanese export wares of the late 19th century, when the 'reopening' of Japan led to a fascination in the West for all things Japanese. Written for the specialist, the textile enthusiast, those interested in Japanese art and Japonisme, and general audiences, the visual appeal and obvious technical virtuosity of the objects give the book its broad appeal.

Threads of Silk and Gold: Ornamental Textiles from Meiji Japan Landscape

McDermott, Hiroko T.

Reference

Ashmolean Museum

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Master Potter of Meiji Japan: Makuzu Kozan (1842 - 1916) and his Workshop (Oxford Oriental Monographs)

Fierce Bad Rabbits: The Tales Behind Children's Picture Books

Fierce Bad Rabbits: The Tales Behind Children's Picture Books

The Modern Fairies

The Modern Fairies: A Novel

The Modern Fairies: A Novel

Look, Clare, Look!

Changeling

Ovid's Heroines

Threads of Silk and Gold: Ornamental Textiles from Meiji Japan Landscape