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"The Ideals of the East" is an essential work on Japanese art and esthetics written by Okakura Kakuzo, a co founder of the Tokyo Fine Art School and one of the great 19th-century experts on Asian art and archaeology.
The book approaches the subject from a philosophical perspective, exploring the spirit and the spirituality behind the notable eras of Asian music, painting, architecture, textiles, and other realms of artistic expression.
This 1904 book that famously declared "Asia is one" was among the first studies in English to reference Zen as it explored the roots of Japanese beauty. Like the author's "The Book of Tea, " this volume emphasised the spiritual ideals of Asia, and especially Japanese art.
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GenreOther, History, Philosophy
Length4 hrs 29 mins
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FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateApr 29, 2020
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
2The Range Of Ideals
3The Primitive Art Of Japan
4Confucianism--Northern China
5Laoism And Taoism--Southern China
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6Buddhism And Indian Art
7The Asuka Period: 550 To 700 A.D
8The Nara Period: 700 To 800 A.D.
9The Heian Period: 800 To 900 A.D.
10The Fujiwara Period: 900 To 1200 A.D.
11The Kamakura Period: 1200-1400 A.D.
12Ashikaga Period: 1400-1600 A.D.
13Toyotomi And Early Tokugawa Period: 1600-1700 A.D.
14Later Tokugawa Period: 1700-1850 A.D.
15The Meiji Period: 1850 To The Present Day
16The Vista
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