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Chikubushima: Deploying the Sacred Arts in Momoyama Japan

Andrew M. Watsky

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Description:In the early seventeenth century, the Toyotomi clan sponsored a major refurbishing of the Benzaiten Hall on Chikubushima, transporting a highly ornamented structure from Kyoto to be installed as its core. Enveloped in polychrome paintings by the Kano workshop (the leading painting studio of the period), black-and-gold lacquer, gilt metalwork, and pictorial relief wood carvings, this core is the most complete ensemble of ornament and architecture surviving from the Momoyama period. Watsky has had unique access to the island, and many of the images included here have not previously been published.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Chikubushima: Deploying the Sacred Arts in Momoyama Japan. To get started finding Chikubushima: Deploying the Sacred Arts in Momoyama Japan, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: In the early seventeenth century, the Toyotomi clan sponsored a major refurbishing of the Benzaiten Hall on Chikubushima, transporting a highly ornamented structure from Kyoto to be installed as its core. Enveloped in polychrome paintings by the Kano workshop (the leading painting studio of the period), black-and-gold lacquer, gilt metalwork, and pictorial relief wood carvings, this core is the most complete ensemble of ornament and architecture surviving from the Momoyama period. Watsky has had unique access to the island, and many of the images included here have not previously been published.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Chikubushima: Deploying the Sacred Arts in Momoyama Japan. To get started finding Chikubushima: Deploying the Sacred Arts in Momoyama Japan, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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