Yukikazu Kageyama | Unknown Artist, "Camel and Attendant": Curiosity and Fascination — Yumiko Kamada
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Unknown artist's "Camel and Attendant" is explored through an interview with Islamic art historian Yumiko Kamada.Summary
This article is the 2610th installment of Yukikazu Kageyama's "Tankyu" series, exploring the unknown artist's "Camel and Attendant" (c. 1550-75) in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Through an interview with Yumiko Kamada, professor at Keio University and specialist in Islamic art history, it examines how to view the miniature, the characteristics of composite painting, the culture of copying Persian paintings, exchanges between Islamic and European art, and influences from Arcimboldo to Utagawa Kuniyoshi. It reveals why the curious and fascinating composite camel, made up of various creatures and humans, became popular in Persia and India.
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