Description
Book SynopsisThis book attempts to expand the grounds and methodology of studying Japanese art history by focusing on the conditions, procedures, events, and social interplay that characterized the production of paintings in late-15th-century Japan. Though the book's ultimate concerns are art historical, its analysis also draws from the insights of sociology and social history.
Trade Review"This book is a valuable additon to recent scholarship on Japanese art. . . . A book that markedly advances the study of premodern Japanese art." --
Ars Orientalis"A timely and pioneering effort to expand Japanese art historians' conventional analysis of painting through the application of a socio-historical approach." --
Pacific Affairs"A valuable reference material for both specialists and non-specialists. . . . the author's innovative approach of looking at artistic practices from a socio-historical perspective indicates the importance regarding the interrelationship of texts and images for the discipline of art history, not only in terms of Japan but also cross-culturally." --
Pacific AffairsTable of ContentsIntroduction 1. Documenting practices 2. Circumstances of painting 3. Basic operations and agency 4. Painting without supervision and with it 5. Social practices 6. Portraiture Conclusion Appendices Notes Bibliography Index.
