The Jane Carnegie Oriental Art Library

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Item
2433
Kusaku, Hatsuko; Kameda, Tsutomu 
Genshi: Asuka
Tokyo, Kodansha International   1970 
(Nihon kaigakan, No 1)
186pp; Illus (97 col), map, tables; 36x27cm   Japanese   Cloth with dustjacket in slipcase

First of twelve volumes on Japanese art in historical order, with examples of National Treasures and Important Cultural Properties. Sources of illustrations are Japanese museums, temples and private collections, the Agency for Cultural Affairs and the Imperial Household Agency. This volume examines tomb artefacts and wall paintings of the 4th to 8th centuries