Traditional Japanese Arts and Culture : : An Illustrated Sourcebook / / ed. by Stephen Addiss, J. Thomas Rimer, Gerald Groemer.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Backlist (2000-2014) eBook Package
• HerausgeberIn: Addiss, Stephen,; Groemer, Gerald,; Rimer, J. Thomas,
• Place / Publishing House: Honolulu : : University of Hawaii Press, , [2006]; ©2006
• Year of Publication: 2006
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (272 p.) :; 62 illus., 44 in color
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; List of Historical Periods and Era Names --; Preface --; Introduction --; 1. Early Japan --; 2. Courtly Japan --; 3. Samurai Japan --; 4. Merchant Japan --; Suggested Further Readings in Western Languages --; Bibliography --; Text Credits --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780824874469; 9783110649772; 9783110564143; 9783110663259
• DOI: 10.1515/9780824874469
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: ed. by Stephen Addiss, J. Thomas Rimer, Gerald Groemer.

"This admirable and necessary volume allows the original writers to speak to us directly. Though all this is carefully documented, we are at the same time spared any layers of scholarly interpretation. Rather, the richness of the original reaches us complete." —Donald Richie, Japan Times, May 14, 2006Japanese artists, musicians, actors, and authors have written much over the centuries about the creation, meaning, and appreciation of various arts. Most of these works, however, are scattered among countless hard-to-find sources or make only a fleeting appearance in books devoted to other subjects. Compiled in this volume is a wealth of original material on Japanese arts and culture from the prehistoric era to the Meiji Restoration (1867). These carefully selected sources, including many translated here for the first time, are placed in their historical context and outfitted with brief commentaries, allowing the reader to make connections to larger concepts and values found in Japanese culture.The book is a treasure trove of material on the visual and literary arts, but it contains as well primary texts on topics not easily classified in Western categories, such as the martial and culinary arts, the art of tea, and flower arranging. More than 60 color and black and white illustrations enrich the collection and provide further insights into Japanese artistic and cultural values.