Performing Painting in Tokugawa/Japan

by Alexander Hofmann

Book cover: Performing Painting in Tokugawa/Japan

Extent: 192 pages

Publisher: Gebr. Mann Verlag GmbH

Subjects: Art & Art History, Asian/Pacific Studies & Religions

Language: English

Paperback (Published)

(August 2011)

ISBN: 9783496014515

Price: $53.00

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This pioneering study (takes as its topic) focuses on painting as performance in Japan between the 16th and 19th centuries. It offers an analysis of the various socio-economic settings and functions of this artistic practice, from elite entertainments, expressions of community and alternative artistic identities to public relations events.

  • By (author) Alexander Hofmann