Japan: The Shaping of Daimyo Culture, 1185-1868

Beautiful as new book. No price-clip, no tears or chips and no names or writing. Dustjacket protected by brand new mylar. Appears unread. Lavishly illustrated with 330 color plates. Published to accompany an exhibit organized by the National Gallery of Art, the Japan Foundation, and the Tokyo Agency for Cultural Affairs October 30, 1988 - January 23, 1989. Text chronicles the contributions of the daimyo, the feudual lords which controlled Japan's provinces for more than 700 years, and who were great patrons and practitioners of the arts. Covers portraiture, calligraphy, religious sculpture, arms and armor, painting, lacquer, ceramics, textiles, tea ceremony utensils and Noh-related works. 402 pages. Weighty book.

Product Info

ISBN: 0807612146

ISBN-13: 9780807612149

Publisher: George Braziller

Year: 1988

Type: Used

Binding: Hardcover

First Edition

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