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The imperial museums of Meiji Japan : architecture and the art of the nation
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The imperial museums of Meiji Japan : architecture and the art of the nation / Alice Y. Tseng.
ISBN
9780295987774 (hardback : alk. paper)
0295987774 (hardback : alk. paper)
Published
Seattle : University of Washington Press, c2008.
Physical Description
x, 285 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 27 cm.
Format
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Language
English
Added to Catalog
January 21, 2009
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-274) and index.
Contents
Encounters and translations: the origins of hakubutsukan and bijutsu
The museum in Ueno Park: styling the nation
The age of the imperial museum
The Imperial Kyoto Museum: locating the past within the present
The Imperial Nara Museum: administering history and religion
The Hyokeikan Art Museum: debating the permanent place of art
Conclusion.
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