| Description |
296 pages, 8 leaves of plates, 1 folded leaf : illustrations ; 24cm |
| Contents |
Historical survey. Pre- and proto-history -- Introduction of Buddhism (552) -- Nara period (710-784) -- Heian period (794-1185) -- Kamakura period (1185-1333) -- Ashikaga period (1336-1573) -- Momoyama and Tokugawa periods (1573-1614; 1614-1867) -- Metalwork. Technique -- Pre- and proto-historic period (to the middle of the sixth century A.D.) -- From the introduction of Buddhism (mid-sixth century) to the end of the Tokugawa period (1867) -- Lacquer. Nature of Far Eastern lacquer -- Technique of lacquer-work -- Buddhist lacquer-work -- Secular lacquer-work -- History of lacquer-work. Mid-sixth century to the end of the Nara period (794) -- Early Heian period (794-894) -- Later Heian or Fujiwara period (894-1185) -- Kamakura period (1185-1333) -- Ashikaga or Muromachi period (1336-1573) -- Momoyama and Tokugawa periods (1573-1614; 1614-1867) -- Netsuke -- Textiles -- Leather-work -- Basketry -- Iconography. Buddhism -- Taoism -- Confucianism -- Chinese legend and history -- Shintoism -- The seven gods of good luck -- Japanese tales of chivalry -- Poets, painters and calligraphers -- Fairy tales -- Festivals -- Everyday life -- Fabulous creatures -- Plants -- Landscapes and architecture -- Objects -- Notes on dating -- Comparative chronological table |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 267-283 |
| Subject |
Art industries and trade, Japanese
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Art, Japanese.
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Decorative arts -- Japan -- History.
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Decorative arts -- Japan.
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| Author |
Watson, Katherine.
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| LC no. |
64002765 |
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