This book attempts to expand the grounds and methodology of studying Japanese art history by focusing on the conditions, procedures, events, and social interpla

This book attempts to expand the grounds and methodology of studying Japanese art history by focusing on the conditions, procedures, events, and social interpla

This study is the first in the English language to explore the ways medieval Japanese sought to overcome their sense of powerlessness over death. By attending t

The Western discovery of Japanese paintings at nineteenth-century world’s fairs and export shops catapulted Japanese art to new levels of international popula

In the West, classical art—inextricably linked to concerns of a ruling or dominant class—commonly refers to art with traditional themes and styles that resu