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The Art and Architecture of Japan by Robert T. Paine and Alexander Soper
Call Number: Art Library, N7350.P3 1981
ISBN: 0140561080
Publication Date: 1981
Heibonsha Survey of Japanese Art, v.1-31 by Itsuji Yoshikawa
Call Number: Art Library, Call numbers vary
Publication Date: 1972-80
History of Japanese Art by Penelope E. Mason
Call Number: Art Library, N7350. M26 2005
ISBN: 0131176013
Publication Date: 2005
Published jointly by Prentice Hall and Harry N. Abrams, Inc., this second edition of the comprehensive history of Japanese art from 10,500 B.C.E. now extends beyond 1945, tying together more closely the development of all the media within a well-articulated historical and social context.
Kodansha Encyclopedia of Japan by Gen Itsaka (Editor); Edwin O. Reischauer (Editor); Shigeto Tsuru (Editor)
Contains over 10,000 articles exploring every aspect of Japanese society, history, politics, economy, thought and culture. The 50,000-item index is cross-referenced for easy location of facts.
What Is Japanese Architecture? by Kazuo Nishi and Kazuo Hozumi
Call Number: Art Library, NA1553. N5713 1985
ISBN: 0870117114
Publication Date: 1985
Traces the development of the traditional styles of the architecture of Japanese houses, theaters, teahouses, castles, Buddhist temples, and Shinto shrines.
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Chronological Table of Japanese Art by Shigehisa Yamasaki
Call Number: Art Library N7350.Y298 1981
Publication Date: 1981
A chronology of major political, social and cultural events in Japan from the introduction of Buddhism to the 20th century. Significant developments in art history are noted as well.
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