Critical Perspectives on Classicism in Japanese Painting, 1600-1700
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Elizabeth Lillehoj
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- File Size: 7.7 MB
- Book Language: English
- Total Page Count: 298
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Critical Perspectives on Classicism in Japanese Painting, 1600-1700
Critical Perspectives on Classicism in Japanese Painting, 1600-1700 is a scholarly examination of how seventeenth-century Japanese painters engaged with classical traditions. Edited by Elizabeth Lillehoj, this digital PDF collection brings together essays by leading specialists in Japanese art history. Readers can access the full text immediately after purchase as a downloadable PDF.
Spanning 298 pages, this volume investigates the revival and reinvention of ancient courtly culture in early Edo painting. The essays explore how artists, patrons, and audiences used classicism to shape identity and meaning.
Book Overview
Edited by Elizabeth Lillehoj and published by University of Hawai‘i Press in 2004, this volume explores the meanings and uses of classicism in Japanese painting from 1600 to 1700. The book includes contributions by Melanie Trede, Satoko Tamamushi, Keiko Nakamachi, Laura W. Allen, Joshua S. Mostow, Karen M. Gerhart, and Elizabeth Lillehoj.
Through case studies on Sotatsu, the Tosa school, the One Hundred Poets, and Gion festival floats, the essays trace how painters adapted ancient literary and visual traditions for new audiences. The digital edition preserves the complete text, notes, glossary, kanji list, bibliography, and illustrations in a single PDF.
What You’ll Discover Inside
- Essays on terminology and ideology of classicism in Japanese art-historical writing
- Examinations of Tawaraya Sotatsu and the Yamato-e revival
- Studies of Tosa school paintings inspired by The Tale of Genji
- Analysis of the One Hundred Poets from elite to popular art
- Discussion of Gion festival float paintings as instruments of classicism
- Evidence of classical imagery in Tokugawa patronage
- Supplementary materials including a glossary, kanji list, and selected bibliography
Why This Book Matters
The volume frames early Edo painting as a dynamic dialogue with the past rather than a simple continuation. It brings together contributions from established scholars and offers a range of methodological perspectives. Published with support from the Ruth and Sherman Lee Institute for Japanese Art, it remains a useful reference for students and researchers of Japanese visual culture.
Book Details
| Format | |
|---|---|
| File Size | 7.7 MB |
| Language | English |
| Pages | 298 |
| Publisher | University of Hawai‘i Press |
| Publisher Location | Honolulu |
| Publication Date | 2004 |
| Editor | Elizabeth Lillehoj |
| ISBN-10 | 0-8248-2699-x |
| LC Control Number | 2003009998 |
| LC Classification | ND1053.5 .C75 2004 |
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Begin your study of classicism in Japanese painting with this carefully prepared digital edition.
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