W. G. Beasley (1919–2006)
Autor/a de The Japanese Experience: A Short History of Japan
Sobre l'autor
W. G. Beasley (1919-2006) was a British academic, author, editor, translator, and Japanologist. He was Professor Emeritus of the History of the Far East at SOAS, University of London.
Obres de W. G. Beasley
Notes on the teaching of Far Eastern history 1 exemplars
Storia del Giappone moderno 1 exemplars
Japan 1 exemplars
Obres associades
History : the journal of the Historical Association, October 1950 (1950) — Book reviewer — 1 exemplars
Etiquetat
Coneixement comú
- Nom normalitzat
- Beasley, W. G.
- Nom oficial
- Beasley, William Gerald
- Data de naixement
- 1919-12-22
- Data de defunció
- 2006-11-19
- Gènere
- male
- Nacionalitat
- UK
- Lloc de naixement
- Brackley, Northamptonshire, England, UK
- Lloc de defunció
- Twickenham, Middlesex, England, UK
- Professions
- historian
Membres
Ressenyes
Premis
Potser també t'agrada
Autors associats
Estadístiques
- Obres
- 16
- També de
- 1
- Membres
- 571
- Popularitat
- #43,841
- Valoració
- 3.6
- Ressenyes
- 5
- ISBN
- 56
- Llengües
- 2
I did attend another exhibition of Edo art in Tokyo ...about 5 years ago and it was also a bit overwhelming in quantity (and quality). Probably a larger exhibition than this London version. I recall being a bit overwhelmed by all the screen paintings. And there is now an entire museum in Tokyo dedicated to the Edo era. But I was fascinated to notice with the current book that the cover features a style of painting (by Watanabe Shiko...1683-1755) that seems to be resurrected by some of the modern Japanese painters ( I recall a number in the Shizuoka Art Museum, for example).
There are a number of essays on the history of the Edo period and on most of the arts represented. These are scholarly works and interesting in their own right. All in all this is a nice introduction to the art of the Edo period. I give it 3.5 stars.… (més)