Capitalscapes: Folding Screens and Political Imagination in Late Medieval Kyoto

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Following the destruction of Kyoto during the civil wars of the late fifteenth century, large-scale panoramic paintings of the city began to emerge. These enormous and intricately detailed depictions of the ancient imperial capital were unprecedented in the history of Japanese painting and remain unmatched as representations of urban life in any artistic tradition. Capitalscapes, the first book-length study of the Kyoto screens, examines their...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:082482900X

ISBN13:9780824829001

Release Date:February 2006

Publisher:University of Hawaii Press

Length:296 Pages

Weight:2.70 lbs.

Dimensions:1.0" x 9.2" x 9.3"

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Art Arts, Music & Photography History

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Capitalscapes: Folding Screens and Political Imagination in Late Medieval Kyoto

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