Includes bibliographical references (pages 296-305) and index.
Contents
The Shogun's Painted Culture Cover; Imprint page; Contents; Acknowledgements; Chronology; Introduction; 1 Matsudaira Sadanobu and the Domestic Dilemma; 2 Sugita Genpaku and the Dismemberment of the Present; 3 Image Management for Royal Power; 4 Okyo's 'New Concept'; 5 Boundaries for a Centre; References; Select Bibliography; Photographic Acknowledgements; Index.
Summary
In this penetrating analysis of a little-explored area of Japanese cultural history, Timon Screech reassesses the career of the chief minister Matsudaira Sadanobu, who played a key role in defining what we think of as Japanese culture today.