The ideals of the East : with special reference to the art of Japan / Kakuzo Okakura.

The ideals of the East : with special reference to the art of Japan /

In late 19th century when the East was accepting Western culture as enlightenment, the author suggests an appreciation of the Japanese sense of beauty, values, and ways of thinking by introducing the history of Japanese art.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Okakura, Kakuzō, 1862-1913
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Berkeley, Calif. : Stone Bridge Press, 2007.
Series:Stone Bridge Classics Ser.
Subjects:
Art > Japan > History.
Art, Japanese.
Online Access: Full text (Wentworth users only)
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Contents; Introduction 1; The Range of Ideals 9; The Primitive Art of Japan 17; ConfucianismNorthern China 23; Laoism and TaoismSouthern China 33; Buddhism and Indian Art 43; The Asuka Period (550700 A.D.) 55; The Nara Period (700800 A.D.) 69; The Heian Period (800900 A.D.) 79; The Fujiwara Period (9001200 A.D.) 87; The Kamakura Period (12001400 A.D.) 95; Ashikaga Period (14001600 A.D.) 101; Toyotomi and Early Tokugawa Period(16001700 A.D.) 113; Later Tokugawa Period (1700-1850 A.D.) 119; The Meiji Period (1850 to the present day)
  • 125; The Vista
  • 141.
  • Chronology of Asian Art.

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