Asian and American Art at the Freer and Sackler Galleries

This book titled, Ideals of Beauty caught my eyes when I browsed and walked around the stacks. Therre are two reasons for me to pick up this book:

(1) The 17th century (Edo era 江戸時代) Japanese painting was on the book cover - Tale of Shuten Doji (酒吞童子), one of the famous Japanese Oni 鬼 tales (heroes and monsters mythology). It was painted by Kano Shoun (1637-1702);
(2) The paperback small sixe of the book - most art books are oversized but not this one. Size is apparently not a main factor for art book.

This "tiny" paperback books contains141 illustrations with 138 in color. All the masterpieces are accompanied with a brief description of its historical significance aspects. The last few pages highlights the museums' conversation and scientific research activities, archives, and libraries. I only wish this part of the book is more comprehensive.