History of Japanese art / Penelope Mason ; revised by Donald Dinwiddie.

Author
Mason, Penelope E., 1935- [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Εdition
2nd ed.
Published/​Created
Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson Prentice Hall, ©2005.
Description
432 pages : illustrations (some color), map ; 30 cm

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        "Japanese art, like so many expressions of Japanese culture, is fascinatingly rich in its contrasts and paradoxes. Since the country opened its doors to the outside world in the mid-nineteenth century, Japanese art and culture have enjoyed an immense popularity in the West. When in 1993 renowned scholar Penelope Mason wrote the first edition of History of Japanese Art, it was the first such volume in thirty years to chart a detailed overview of the subject. It remains the only comprehensive survey of its kind in English. This second edition ties together more closely the development of all the media within a well-articulated historical and social context."--Page 4 of cover.
        Bibliographic references
        Includes bibliographical references (p. [404]-413) and index.
        Contents
        • The birth of Japan: the neolithic Jōmon and the protohistoric Yayoi and Kofun periods
        • Imperial models: the impact of China and Buddhism on Japan
        • Capital of peace and tranquility: the Heian period and the coming of age of a native aesthetic
        • Changing of the guard: the rise of the samurai and the twilight of the imperial order
        • Splendor regained: the creative revolution of the Momoyama and early Edo periods
        • Pax Tokugawa: closed borders, official orthodoxy, and the inexorable rise of popular culture in the Edo period
        • Forging a new identity: the Meiji restoration and Japan's entry into the modern world.
        ISBN
        • 0131176013 ((paper))
        • 9780131176010 ((paper))
        • 0131176021 ((case))
        • 9780131176027 ((case))
        LCCN
        2004044653
        OCLC
        54852750
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