Research Catalog

Title

• Japan : courts and culture = 日本の芸術 / edited by Rachel Peat.
• Japan : courts and culture = Nihon no geijutsu / edited by Rachel Peat.

Publication

• London : Royal Collection Trust, 2020.
• ©2020

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Holdings

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Additional Authors

• Peat, Rachel
• Coaldrake, William Howard
• Guitaut, Caroline de
• Irvine, Gregory
• Jones, Kathryn, 1969-
• Wilson, Melanie
• Queen's Gallery (London, England)

Description

xii, 304 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps; 28 cm

Summary

Japan: Courts and Culture' tells the story of three centuries of British royal contact with Japan, from 1603 to c.1937, when the exchange of exquisite works of art was central to both diplomatic relations and cultural communication. With discussions of courtly rituals, trade relationships, treaties, and other matters of concern between the two nations, this book provides important historical and political context in addition to granting a new look at the works of art in question. Featuring new research on previously unpublished works, including porcelain, lacquer, armor, embroidery, metalwork, and works on paper, this book showcases the unparalleled craftsmanship of these objects, and the local materials, techniques, and traditions behind them. The book's stunning photography, contextual essays, and historical insights offer a highly visual record of a royal narrative and history that has not yet been widely documented.

Uniform Title

Japan (Royal Collection Trust)

Alternative Title

• 日本の芸術
• Nihon no geijutsu

Subject

• Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain, 1926- > Art collections > Exhibitions
• Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain, 1926-
• Royal Collection (Great Britain) > Art collections > Exhibitions
• Royal Collection (Great Britain)
• Chōsen Kōgei Kenkyūkai
• Art objects, Japanese > Exhibitions
• Decorative arts > Japan > Exhibitions
• Diplomatic gifts > Great Britain > History > Exhibitions
• Art > London > Exhibitions
• Art
• Art museums
• Art objects, Japanese
• Art > Private collections
• Decorative arts
• Diplomatic gifts
• Diplomatic relations
• Diplomatische Beziehungen
• Geschenk
• Höfische Kultur
• Kulturaustausch
• Great Britain > Foreign relations > Japan > Exhibitions
• Japan > Foreign relations > Great Britain > Exhibitions
• England > London
• Great Britain
• Japan
• England

Genre/Form

• Exhibition catalogs.
• History.

Note

• Accompanies an exhibition of the same name held at The Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace, London, June 12-November 8, 2020.
• Contributions by William H. Coaldrake, Caroline de Guitaut, Gregory Irvine, Kathryn Jones, Rachel Peat, Melanie Wilson.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 288-295) and index.

Call Number

NK1071

ISBN

• 190974168X
• 9781909741683

OCLC

• 1119522422
• on1119522422

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries