The Eyes of Power: Art and Early Tokugawa Authority 9780824864705
In this study of the political thrust behind some of the most important officially sponsored art of the early Tokugawa,
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English Pages 232 Year 1999
Table of contents :
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
The eyes of power
1. Pine Trees as Political Iconography at Nijō Castle
2. Chinese Exemplars and Virtuous Rulers at Nagoya Castle
3. Nikkō’s Yōmeimon: Sculpture and Sacred Landscape
4. The Tōshō Daigongen engi as Political Propaganda
Epilogue
Notes
Bibliography
Index
About the author
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
The eyes of power
1. Pine Trees as Political Iconography at Nijō Castle
2. Chinese Exemplars and Virtuous Rulers at Nagoya Castle
3. Nikkō’s Yōmeimon: Sculpture and Sacred Landscape
4. The Tōshō Daigongen engi as Political Propaganda
Epilogue
Notes
Bibliography
Index
About the author
- Author / Uploaded
- Karen Margaret Gerhart
