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Ideals of the East: The Spirit of Japanese Art
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Author/Editor: Kakuzo Okakura, Sister Nivedita
ISBN 10:0486440249
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First published in 1883 and written by the foremost authority of the era, this extremely influential book offers a brief but concise introduction to Asian art. One of its major themes, the connections between spirituality and the evolution of Asian art, provided the earliest lucid English-language ac...  read more
 


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First published in 1883 and written by the foremost authority of the era, this extremely influential book offers a brief but concise introduction to Asian art. One of its major themes, the connections between spirituality and the evolution of Asian art, provided the earliest lucid English-language account of Zen Buddhism and its relation to the arts.
Unabridged republication of the second edition of The Ideals of the East, originally published by E. P. Dutton and Company, New York, 1904.
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ISBN 10: 0486440249
ISBN 13: 9780486440248
Author/Editor: Kakuzo Okakura, Sister Nivedita
Page Count: 128
Dimensions: 5 3/8 x 8 1/2
Publication date: March 2005
Table of Contents: Click here to view the Table of Contents

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