{"product_id":"japan-a-history-in-objects-9780500481196","title":"Japan: A History in Objects","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis compelling illustrated history in objects traces Japan's complex past through its material culture. Over 350 artifacts--from the everyday to the sacred--highlight significant moments and themes from ancient times until the present, including religion and culture, agriculture and industry, urbanization and immigration, and politics and trade. This ambitious visual account, spanning over fifteen thousand years of history, examines the materials, ideas, and cross-cultural connections that continue to shape Japan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHistorian Angus Lockyer reveals the stories behind an intriguing selection of objects from the British Museum Collection. The book explores the history of the region through artifacts, from the lengthy prehistoric record, through the rise of Buddhism and a military elite in Japan's classical and medieval periods, to the economic and cultural developments of the early modern and modern eras.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAncient flame pots and jewelry, textiles and armor, folding screens and contemporary manga provide glimpses of the lives of farmers and merchants, medieval warriors, and modern women. A wide range of ceramics and sculpture, metalwork and lacquerware, paintings, prints, and textiles provide a rich and compelling portrait of a society and culture that occupies a special place in the imagination of its citizens and visitors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Angus Lockyer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Thames \u0026amp; Hudson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/07\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.60h x 6.80w x 1.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780500481196\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLockyer, Angus:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eAngus Lockyer\u003c\/strong\u003e is a historian of modern Japan, who taught Japanese, East Asian, and global history at SOAS University of London. He collaborated on the redesign of the British Museum's Mitsubishi Corporation Japanese Galleries (2006) and was a cocurator of the British Museum exhibition \u003cem\u003eHokusai: Beyond the Great Wave\u003c\/em\u003e (2017). He currently teaches at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD).","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Angus Lockyer \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":48229855854749,"sku":"9780500481196","price":54.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_688eb3cc-38df-444d-b6fd-82f66a15ce5b.jpg?v=1778576684","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/japan-a-history-in-objects-9780500481196","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}