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Japan : a history in objects / Angus Lockyer.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lockyer, Angus, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Material culture--Japan--History.
- Material culture.
- Museum exhibits.
- Japan--History.
- Japan.
- Japan--Antiquities.
- Genre:
- Collection catalogs.
- Physical Description:
- 259 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Thames and Hudson, 2026.
- Summary:
- This compelling illustrated history in objects traces Japan's complex past through its material culture. Over 350 artifacts--from the everyday to the sacred--highlight significant moments and themes from ancient times until the present, including religion and culture, agriculture and industry, urbanization and immigration, and politics and trade. This ambitious visual account, spanning over fifteen thousand years of history, examines the materials, ideas, and cross-cultural connections that continue to shape Japan.
- Contents:
- Japan before Japan : earliest times to c. 500 CE
- Classical state : c. 500-1185 CE
- Medieval country : 1185-1600
- Early modern archipelago : 1600-1868
- Modern empire : 1868-1945
- Contemporary Japan.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0500481199
- 9780500481196
- OCLC:
- 1527876971
- Publisher Number:
- 90104509588
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