{"product_id":"chikubushima-9780295983271","title":"Chikubushima","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChikubushima, an island north of the ancient capital of Kyoto, attracted the attention of Japan's rulers in the Momoyama period (1568-1615). This study illustrates how private belief and political ambition influenced artistic production at the intersection of institutional Buddhism and Shinto during political, social, and aesthetic changes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eChikubushima\u003c\/i\u003e is absorbing, at times gripping: it speaks to the wonder provoked by the divine in Momoyama and efforts to draw upon numinous power through the wonder of the sacred arts..It will keep us thinking hard about the arts and warrior power, sacred sites, and when a flower is not merely a flower.\"\u003c\/p\u003e * Monumenta Nipponica *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Like the Momoyama-era building that it studies, this elegant, compelling monograph should become an enduring monument..Through Watsky's meticulous work, Momoyama architecture and 'decorative arts' acquire dimension and texture that cast new light on the material production of the entire epoch.\"\u003c\/p\u003e * Journal of Asian Studies *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e Note to Readers\u003cbr\u003e Preface: Considering \u003ci\u003eChikubushima\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Introduction: The Sacred and Momoyama Japan\u003cbr\u003e 1. \u003ci\u003eChikubushima\u003c\/i\u003e, from Its Origins to the Ascendancy of Hideyoshi\u003cbr\u003e 2. Hideyoshi and the Sacred: Manipulating Convention\u003cbr\u003e 3. Encoding the Sacred\u003cbr\u003e 4. The Material of the Sacred\u003cbr\u003e 5. After Hideyoshi: Hideyori's Enlistment of the Sacred\u003cbr\u003e 6. Hideyori and \u003ci\u003eChikubushima\u003c\/i\u003e's New Ensemble\u003cbr\u003e Epilogue: Chikubishima in Post-Toyotomi Japan\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Appendix\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Illustration Credits\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Washington Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400912249175,"sku":"9780295983271","price":78.14,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780295983271.jpg?v=1730471925","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/chikubushima-9780295983271","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}