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Product Identifiers
PublisherPrentice Hall PTR
ISBN-100130163953
ISBN-139780130163950
eBay Product ID (ePID)40692
Product Key Features
Number of Pages432 Pages
Publication NameHistory of Japanese Art
LanguageEnglish
SubjectAsian / Japanese, General
Publication Year1993
TypeTextbook
AuthorPenelope Mason
Subject AreaArt
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.2 in
Item Weight65.3 Oz
Item Length11.2 in
Item Width9.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN92-034428
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal709.52
Table Of ContentIntroduction. 1. The Birth of Japan: The Joman and Yayoi Periods and the Kofun Era. 2. Encounter with China and Buddhism: The Asuka, Hakuho, and Nara Periods. 3. New Beginnings and the Formulation of Court Culture: The Heian Period. 4. Samurai Culture and the Coming of Pure Land and Zen Buddhism: The Early Feudal Period. 5. A Turbulent Transition: The Momoyama Period. 6. Peace and Stability with Centralized Control: The Tokugawa, or Edo, Period. 7. After Feudalism: The Modern Period. Glossary. A Reader's Guide to the Arts of Japan, Sylvan Barnet and William Burto.
SynopsisThis is the only reliable logically organized with well chosen illustrations available. It includes painting, sculpture and architecture as well as treatment of the minor arts., Within the scope of this comprehensive survey are the painting, sculpture, architecture, and ceramics of Japan and their social, political, religious, and intellectual contexts an ambitious undertaking, admirably accomplished. Clear, smooth writing draws beginning students of Japanese art and cultur