The city of Kyoto has undergone radical shifts in its significance as a political and cultural center; as a hub of the national bureaucracy; as a symbolic and religious center; and as a site for the production and display of art. However; the field of Japanese history and culture lacks a book that considers Kyoto on its own terms as a historic city with a changing identity.Examining cultural production in the city of Kyoto in two periods of political transition; this book promises to be a major step forward in advancing our knowledge of Kyotorsquo;s history and culture. Its chapters focus on two periods in Kyotorsquo;s history in which the old capital was politically marginalized: the early Edo period; when the center of power shifted from the old imperial capital to the new warriorsrsquo; capital of Edo; and the Meiji period; when the imperial court itself was moved to the new modern center of Tokyo. The contributors argue that in both periods the response of Kyoto elitesmdash;emperors; courtiers; tea masters; municipal leaders; monks; and merchantsmdash;was artistic production and cultural revival. As an artistic; cultural and historical study of Japans most important historic city; this book will be invaluable to students and scholars of Japanese history; Asian history; the Edo and Meiji periods; art history; visual culture and cultural history.
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