The imperial museums of Meiji Japan : architecture and the art of the nation / Alice Y. Tseng.

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Tseng, Alice Yu-Ting.

Title & Author:

The imperial museums of Meiji Japan : architecture and the art of the nation / Alice Y. Tseng.

Publication:

Description:

x, 285 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-274) and index.
Encounters and translations: the origins of hakubutsukan and bijutsu -- The museum in Ueno Park: styling the nation -- The age of the imperial museum -- The Imperial Kyoto Museum: locating the past within the present -- The Imperial Nara Museum: administering history and religion -- The Hyokeikan Art Museum: debating the permanent place of art -- Conclusion.

Summary:

"The Imperial Museums of Meiji Japan documents Japan's unification of national art and cultural resources to forge a modern identity influenced by European museum and exhibition culture. Japan's Imperial Museums were conceived of as national self-representations, and their creation epitomized the Meiji bureaucracy's mission to engage in the international standards and practices of the late nineteenth century. The architecture of the museums, by incorporating Western design elements and construction methods, effectively safeguarded and set off the nation's unique art historical lineage." "This book is the first English-language study of the art, history, and architecture of Japan's Imperial Museums, the predecessors of today's national museums in Tokyo, Kyoto, and Nara, The Imperial Museums of Meiji Japan examines the museums' formative period and highlights cross-cultural influences that enriched and complicated Japan's search for a modern yet historically grounded identity."--BOOK JACKET.

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ISBN:

9780295987774 (hardback ; alk. paper)
0295987774 (hardback ; alk. paper)

Subject:

Heimatmuseum Amöneburg
Andrey Sheptytsky National Museum
Honʼyaku iin shachū Japan
Museum architecture Japan.
Nationalism and architecture Japan History 19th century.
Nationalism and architecture Japan History 20th century.
Architecture and society Japan History 19th century.
Architecture and society Japan History 20th century.
Architecture des musées Japon.
Nationalisme et architecture Japon Histoire 19e siècle.
Nationalisme et architecture Japon Histoire 20e siècle.
Architecture et société Japon Histoire 19e siècle.
Architecture et société Japon Histoire 20e siècle.
20.12 art museums.
Architecture and society.
Museum architecture.
Nationalism and architecture.
Architektur
Gesellschaft
Museumsbau
Nationalismus
Museum
Art museum architecture Japan.
Museibyggnader Japan 1800-talet 1900-talet.
Nationalmuseum.
Japan.
1860-1912

Form/genre:

History.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 261448
Call No.: BIB 192458
Status: Available

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