Frog in the well : portraits of Japan by Watanabe Kazan, 1793-1841 /

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Frog in the Well is a vivid and revealing account of Watanabe Kazan, one of the most important intellectuals of the late Tokugawa period. From his impoverished upbringing to his tragic suicide in exile, Kazan's life and work reflected a turbulent period in Japan's history. He was a famous...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Keene, Donald
Otros Autores: Watanabe, Kazan, 1793-1841
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Columbia University Press, ©2006.
Colección:Asia perspectives.
Temas:
Watanabe, Kazan, > 1793-1841.
Watanabe, Kazan, > 1793-1841
1600-1868
Painters > Japan > Biography.
Peintres > Japon > Biographies.
ART > History > General.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Artists, Architects, Photographers.
HISTORY > Asia > Central Asia.
Intellectual life
Painters
Japan > Intellectual life > 1600-1868.
Japon > Vie intellectuelle > 1600-1868.
Japan
Biographies
Biographies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • List of illustrations
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Dutch studies in Japan before 1793
  • Japan in 1793: Kazan's early years
  • Genre paintings and early portraits
  • Travels and career
  • The early 1830s
  • Foreign influence and major portraits
  • The meeting of East and West
  • Danger from overseas
  • The road to prison
  • The trial
  • Kazan the painter
  • The last year.

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