Download or read book A Brush with Animals written by Robert Schaap and published by Brill Hotei. This book was released on 2007 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Brush with Animals. Japanese Painting 1700-1950 gives an overview of Japanese animal painting, covering some 250 years, with an emphasis on works by artists of the naturalistic Shijö School. It illustrates the wonderful variety of animals that figure in Japanese iconography, including the 12 animals of the zodiac and many mythological creatures.