The imperial museums of Meiji Japan
Subtitle: architecture and the art of the nation
By: Alice Y. Tseng.
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Seattle
Language: eng
Number of pages: 285
ISBN-13: 9780295987774
Subjects: 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
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-274) and index.
Table of contents: title: Encounters and translations: the origins of hakubutsukan and bijutsu; title: The museum in Ueno Park: styling the nation; title: The age of the imperial museum; title: The Imperial Kyoto Museum: locating the past within the present; title: The Imperial Nara Museum: administering history and religion; title: The Hyokeikan Art Museum: debating the permanent place of art; title: Conclusion.