The Shogun's painted culture : fear and creativity in the Japanese states, 1760-1829 / Timon Screech.
"In this analysis of eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century Japanese culture, Timon Screech reassesses the career of the chief minister Matsudaira Sadanobu and locates it within broader cultural and intellectual concerns. Aware of how visual representations could support or undermine regimes,...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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London :
Reaktion,
2000.
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| Series: | Envisioning Asia.
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| Online Access: | Art & Architecture Complete |
| Summary: | "In this analysis of eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century Japanese culture, Timon Screech reassesses the career of the chief minister Matsudaira Sadanobu and locates it within broader cultural and intellectual concerns. Aware of how visual representations could support or undermine regimes, and of how European monarchies were using imagery in the service of power, Sadanobu promoted painting to advance his own political aims and improve the shogunate's image."--BOOK JACKET. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (311 pages) : illustrations (some colour), portraits (some colour). |
| Format: | Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1282795902 1861896883 9781282795907 9781861896889 |