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Art and palace politics in early modern Japan, 1580s-1680s / by Elizabeth Lillehoj.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Japanese visual culture ; v. 2.Publication details: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2011.Description: 1 online resource (296 pages) : color illustrationsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9789004211261
  • 9004211268
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Art and palace politics in early modern Japan, 1580s-1680sDDC classification:
  • 709.52/09031 709.5209031 709.520931
LOC classification:
  • N72.P6 L55 2011
Online resources:
Contents:
Introduction: State of the field -- Hideyoshi restores glory to the palace -- Go-Yōzei's imperial imperative as cultural arbiter -- Tokugawa shoguns and patronage for the throne -- Go-Mizunoo's ritual and cultural agenda -- Art and architecture for Empress Tōfukumon'in -- Paintings of the imperial excursion to Nijō Castle -- Emperor and empress as patrons of Kyoto culture -- Visual documents of the emperor-warlord relationship -- Closing comments -- Appendices: 1. Emperors and reigning empresses -- 2. Members of the imperial family -- 3. Imperial palace documents, buildings, and panel paintings -- 4. List of Chinese characters.
Summary: Magnificent art and architecture created for the emperor with the financial support of powerful warlords at the beginning of Japan's early modern era (1580s-1680s) testify to the continued cultural and ideological significance of the imperial family. Works created in this context are discussed in this groundbreaking study, with over 100 illustrations in color.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-284) and index.

Introduction: State of the field -- Hideyoshi restores glory to the palace -- Go-Yōzei's imperial imperative as cultural arbiter -- Tokugawa shoguns and patronage for the throne -- Go-Mizunoo's ritual and cultural agenda -- Art and architecture for Empress Tōfukumon'in -- Paintings of the imperial excursion to Nijō Castle -- Emperor and empress as patrons of Kyoto culture -- Visual documents of the emperor-warlord relationship -- Closing comments -- Appendices: 1. Emperors and reigning empresses -- 2. Members of the imperial family -- 3. Imperial palace documents, buildings, and panel paintings -- 4. List of Chinese characters.

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Magnificent art and architecture created for the emperor with the financial support of powerful warlords at the beginning of Japan's early modern era (1580s-1680s) testify to the continued cultural and ideological significance of the imperial family. Works created in this context are discussed in this groundbreaking study, with over 100 illustrations in color.

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