Capitalscapes: Folding Screens and Political Imagination in Late Medieval Kyoto
Following the destruction of Kyoto during the civil wars of the late fifteenth century, large-scale panoramic paintings of the city began to emerge. These enormous and intricately detailed depictions of the ancient imperial capital were unprecedented in the history of Japanese painting and remain unmatched as representations of urban life in any artistic tradition. Capitalscapes, the first book-length study of the Kyoto screens, examines their inception in the sixteenth to early seventeenth centuries, focusing on the political motivations that sparked their creation. Close readings of the Kyoto screens reveal that they were initially commissi…
Mehr
CHF 76.00
Preise inkl. MwSt. und Versandkosten (Portofrei ab CHF 40.00)
V106:
Fremdlagertitel. Lieferzeit unbestimmt
Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-0-8248-2900-1
- EAN: 9780824829001
- Produktnummer: 1435971
- Verlag: Univ Of Hawaii Pr
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2006
- Seitenangabe: 280 S.
- Masse: H23.7 cm x B23.5 cm x D2.5 cm 1'197 g
- Gewicht: 1197
Bewertungen
Anmelden