Japan: Its History, Arts, and Literature (Volume VII)

By Captain F Brinkley

Enter Japan at the turning point between shoguns and steam power, guided by a long-time resident and keen observer. Captain F. Brinkley draws on chronicles, artworks, and lived experience to shape a japanese cultural history book that marries narrative ease with the authority of a japanese history reference. Every page rewards close attention. Battles, courtly ritual, and the disciplines of traditional Japanese arts stand beside clear accounts of japan social customs, forming a bridge from feudal Japan history to Meiji era Japan and the upheavals of Meiji Restoration history. At the same time, Brinkley offers a nuanced japanese art survey that places painting, poetry, and craftsmanship within the currents of east Asia cultural history. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike. First issued when Japan was explaining itself to the West yet still guarded its secrets, Brinkley's work soon became a touchstone reference for Japan studies and for anyone curious about the human side of rapid change. As both a narrative of society and a guide to material culture, it belongs in every serious asian art history collection and on the shelves of readers of East Asia and world history. For students, travellers, and admirers of Japan, it is a doorway into complex times; for connoisseurs, a collectors edition japan history classic preserving a distinctive early-twentieth-century gaze on a civilisation in motion.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9353603218
• ISBN13: 9789353603212
• Release Date: February 2019
• Publisher: Alpha Edition
• Length: 588 Pages
• Weight: 1.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"