Front cover image for Art and palace politics in early modern Japan, 1580s-1680s

Art and palace politics in early modern Japan, 1580s-1680s

Elizabeth Lillehoj (Author)
Magnificent art and architecture created for the emperor with the financial support of powerful warlords at the beginning of Japan's early modern era (1580s-1680s) testify to the continued cultural and ideological significance of the imperial family. Works created in this context are discussed in this groundbreaking study, with over 100 illustrations in color
eBook, English, 2011
Brill, Leiden, 2011
History
1 online resource (296 pages) : color illustrations
9789004211261, 9004211268
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Introduction: State of the field
Hideyoshi restores glory to the palace
Go-Yōzei's imperial imperative as cultural arbiter
Tokugawa shoguns and patronage for the throne
Go-Mizunoo's ritual and cultural agenda
Art and architecture for Empress Tōfukumon'in
Paintings of the imperial excursion to Nijō Castle
Emperor and empress as patrons of Kyoto culture
Visual documents of the emperor-warlord relationship
Closing comments
Appendices: 1. Emperors and reigning empresses
2. Members of the imperial family
3. Imperial palace documents, buildings, and panel paintings
4. List of Chinese characters
English