What distinguished ‘art’ from ‘Art’ ? Types of display, collecting, certain kinds of knowledge becoming matters of profession, etc. A specialised and fascinating study that puts the subject somewhat in the context of concurrent European and American antiquarian habits.
Antiquarians of Nineteenth-Century Japan – The Archaeology of Things in the Late Tokugawa and Early Meiji Periods
£45.00
Edition:Hardback978160606742014/12/2021From a Bookshelf nearby
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Vintage Japanese crime fiction, by a master of the genre, first published in 1950: the head of a clan leaves a very peculiar will, and its reading is followed by a series of unusual murders.
The Inugami Curse
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An extraordinary tale of patience and determination: Slaght has dedicated his life to save Blakiston's fish owl, a rare denizen of the taiga. His book is a revelation of the contemporary Rus... read more
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The relationship of a mother and daughter observed in tender, elliptical detail as they wander about an autumnal Tokyo.
Cold Enough for Snow
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Poems by Li Bai, Du Fu and others from the 'golden age' of Chinese poetry. Li Bai is said to have died by falling from a boat, reaching for the moon's reflection in the water...
In the Same Light: 200 Tang Poems for Our Century
Paperback £19.99