Critical Perspectives on Classicism in Japanese Painting, 1600-1700 / / ed. by Elizabeth Lillehoj.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Backlist (2000-2014) eBook Package
• MitwirkendeR: Allen, Laura W.,; Gerhart, Karen M.,; Lillehoj, Elizabeth,; Morse, Samuel C.,; Mostow, Joshua S.,; Nakamachi, Keiko,; Quitman, Eugene Phillips,; Tamamushi, Satoko,; Trede, Melanie,
• HerausgeberIn: Lillehoj, Elizabeth,
• Place / Publishing House: Honolulu : : University of Hawaii Press, , [2003]; ©2004
• Year of Publication: 2003
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (288 p.) :; color & b/w illus.

In the West, classical art—inextricably linked to concerns of a ruling or dominant class—commonly refers to art with traditional themes and styles that resurrect a past golden era. Although art of the early Edo period (1600–1868) encompasses a spectrum of themes and styles, references to the past are so common that many Japanese art historians have variously described this period as a "classical revival," "era of classicism," or a "renaissance." How did seventeenth-century artists and patrons imagine the past? How did classical manners relate to other styles and themes found in Edo art? In considering such questions, the contributors to this volume hold that classicism has been an amorphous, changing concept in Japan—just as in the West. The authors of the essays collected here are by no means unanimous in their assessment of the use of the label "classicism." Although they may not agree on a definition of the term and its applicability to seventeenth-century Japanese art, all recognize the relevance of recent scholarly currents that call into question methods that privilege Western culture. Their various approaches—from stylistic analysis and theoretical conceptualization to assessment of related political and literary trends—greatly increase our understanding of the art of the period and its function in society.Contributors: Laura Allen, Karen Gerhart, Elizabeth Lillehoj, Sam Morse, Joshua Mostow, Keiko Nakamachi, Quittman Eugene Phillips, Satoko Tamamushi, Melanie Trede.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Chapter One. Terminology and Ideology: Coming to Terms with “Classicism” in Japanese Art-Historical Writing -- Chapter Two. Tawaraya Sōtatsu and the “Yamato-e Revival” -- Chapter Three. The Patrons of Tawaraya Sōtatsu and Ogata Kōrin -- Chapter Four. Japanese Exemplars for a New Age: Genji Paintings from the Seventeenth-Century Tosa School -- Chapter Five. A New “Classical” Theme: The One Hundred Poets from Elite to Popular Art in the Early Edo Period -- Chapter Six. Classical Imagery and Tokugawa Patronage: A Redefinition in the Seventeenth Century -- Chapter Seven. Uses of the Past: Gion Float Paintings as Instruments of Classicism -- Afterword -- Appendix: Artists and Schools -- Glossary -- Kanji List -- Selected Bibliography -- Contributors -- Index