Part of “The Civilizations of the East” series comprising 4 books – the Near and Middle East, India, China and Japan. Part I of this volume focuses on Japan, with the much shorter Part II on Bengal, Nepal and Tibet. This volume is mainly a historical overview of Japan through an examination of its art and artefacts, and is profusely illustrated with black-and-white plates and in-text images of paintings, sculptures and other works of art.
Contents:
Chapter 1: Japan
Japan Defined: Her National Originality and the Power of Adapting Foreign Influences
Japan in Prehistoric Days
Introduction of Buddhism
The Nara Period
The Heian Period
The Fujiwara Period
The Kamakura Period
The Ashikaga Shoguns
The Momoyama Period.
The Tokugawa Shogunate.
Chapter II: Bengal, Nepal, Tibet
Significance of Tibetan Culture as Guardian of the Traditions of Bengal
Tibetan Art