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Cargando... Frog in the Well: Portraits of Japan by Watanabe Kazan, 1793-1841por Donald Keene
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Today Kazan has been embraced by numbers of different Japanese because of his filial piety, his patriotism, his devotion to duty, and his fascinating art. Keene somewhat wistfully writes that it was a shame that Kazan was born about twenty or so years too soon, since his approach to learning from the West while retaining core Japanese and East Asian cultural values would have been valued in Meiji 明治 Japan (1861–1912). Be that as it may, scholars and teachers who read Keene's biography of Kazan are certain to gain a realistic feel for this complex and admirable individual—and for late Tokugawa Japan, with all its contradictions. Pertenece a las series
Frog in the Well is a vivid and revealing account of Watanabe Kazan, one of the most important intellectuals of the late Tokugawa period. From his impoverished upbringing to his tragic suicide in exile, Kazan's life and work reflected a turbulent period in Japan's history. He was a famous artist, a Confucian scholar, a student of Western culture, a samurai, and a critic of the shogunate who, nevertheless, felt compelled to kill himself for fear that he had caused his lord anxiety. During this period, a typical Japanese scholar or artist refused to acknowledge the outside world, much like a "frog in the well that knows nothing of the ocean," but Kazan actively sought out Western learning. He appreciated European civilization and bought every scrap of European art that was available in Japan. He became a painter to help his family out of poverty and, by employing the artistic techniques of the West, achieved great success with his realistic and stylistically advanced portraits. Although he remained a nationalist committed to the old ways, Kazan called on the shogunate to learn from the West or risk disaster. He strove to improve the agricultural and economic conditions of his province and reinforce its defenses, but his criticisms and warnings about possible coastal invasions ultimately led to his arrest and exile. Frog in the Well is the first full-length biography of Kazan in English, and, in telling his life's story, renowned scholar Donald Keene paints a fascinating portrait of the social and intellectual milieus of the late Tokugawa period. Richly illustrated with Kazan's paintings, Frog in the Well illuminates a life that is emblematic of the cultural crises affecting Japan in the years before revolution. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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