Art and palace politics in early modern Japan, 1580s-1680s / by Elizabeth Lillehoj.

During the first century of Japan’s early modern era (1580's to 1680's), art and architecture created for the imperial court served as markers of social prestige, testifying to the enduring centrality of the palace to the cultural life of Kyoto. Emperors Go-Yōzei and Go-Mizunoo relied on f...

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Superior document:Japanese visual culture ; v. 2
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Year of Publication:2011
Language:English
Series:Japanese visual culture ; v. 2.
Physical Description:1 online resource (296 p.)
Notes:Description based upon print version of record.
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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material
  • Introduction: State of the Field
  • 1: Hideyoshi Restores Glory to the Palace
  • 2: Go-Yōzei’s Imperial Imperative as Cultural Arbiter
  • 3: Tokugawa Shoguns and Patronage for the Throne
  • 4: Go-Mizunoo’s Ritual and Cultural Agenda
  • 5: Art and Architecture for Empress Tōfukumon’in
  • 6: Paintings of the Imperial Excursion to Nijō Castle
  • 7: Emperor and Empress as Patrons of Kyoto Culture
  • 8: Visual Documents of the Emperor-Warlord Relationship
  • 9: Closing Comments
  • Endnotes
  • Appendix 1: Emperors and Reigning Empresses
  • Appendix 2: Members of the Imperial Family
  • Appendix 3: Imperial Palace Documents, Buildings, and Panel Paintings
  • Appendix 4: List of Chinese Characters
  • Bibliography
  • Illustrations and Photo Credits
  • Index.