Shogun’s Painted Culture: Fear & Creativity in the Japanese States 1760-1829

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Year: 2000
Pages: 311
Binding Paperback
ISBN 1861890648

Product Code: 756797209

Description

Timon Screech (au). Reassesses the career of the chief minister Matsudaira Sadanobu & locates it within broader cultural & intellectual concerns. Aware of how visual representations could support or undermine regimes, Sadanobu promoted certain styles of painting that differed from the hedonistic ukiyo-e tradition, to advance his own political aims & improve the shogunate’s image. In 1788, the city of Kyoto was destroyed by fire. Its reconstruction provided the stage for the consummation of the ‘shogun’s painted culture’ in a renewed iconography of power. Once retired, Sadanobu continued to work, issuing endless recommendations to the government. He played a key role in defining what we call ‘Japanese culture’ today. B&W illustrations.

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