Abstract:This issue was prompted by the conviction that there is a need for critical reflection on developments in Japanese art and architecture between 1868 and 1945, as well as by the desire to engage both s...This issue was prompted by the conviction that there is a need for critical reflection on developments in Japanese art and architecture between 1868 and 1945, as well as by the desire to engage both specialists and nonspecialists of Japan in this emerging field of study. During this roughly seventy-five-year period—embracing the reigns of the emperors Meiji (1868–1912), Taishō (1912–26), and Shōwa (1926–89)—Japanese culture underwent far-reaching changes, many of which had profound implications for the formation of modern Japanese national identity. The role of art and architecture in this dynamic and extraordinarily complex process has never been systematically explored.Read More
Publication Year: 1996
Publication Date: 1996-09-01
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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