Chapter 1 The Rise of World Art History: Ernst Grosse’s Encounter with the Beginnings of Art

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Series:  Studies in Asian Art and Archaeology, Volume: 29
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14 Nov 2024
Front Matter
Japanese Art: Transcultural Perspectives
Part 1 Methodologies, Texts, and Discourses
Part 2 Images, Imaginations, and Visions: Japan and Beyond
Part 3 Artifacts and Materialities
Part 4 Collecting and Display: Authority and Eccentricity of Japanese Art in Transcultural Folds
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