The imperial museums of Meiji Japan : architecture and the art of the nation /

Tseng, Alice Yu-Ting,

The imperial museums of Meiji Japan : architecture and the art of the nation / Alice Y. Tseng. - x, 285 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm

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.

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

2007044713

GBA861056 bnb


Museum architecture--Japan.
Nationalism and architecture--History--Japan--19th century.
Nationalism and architecture--History--Japan--20th century.
Architecture and society--History--Japan--19th century.
Architecture and society--History--Japan--20th century.

NA6690 / .T74 2008

727/.70952