BOOK REVIEW: Japan's Golden Age, Momoyama

[Lady Kimiko]

Title: Japan's Golden Age Momoyama
Published by: Yale University Press in Association with the Dallas Museum of Art
when: 1996
Cost me: $45, worth every penny. This is by far my leading resource tool for the Momoyama period.
Size: Big! This baby comes in its own cardboard sleeve. There are 320 pages packed full of art, articles, and facts enough to make anyone in the SCA drool.

This book is my personal treasure and leading resource for the Momoyama. While it certainly is not a cheap book, it is a detailed and large enough resource that it is well worth purchasing. The topics covered are all period, include photos and a wealth of historical citations and names. Topics included by not limited to: armor, kosode, tea ceremony utensils and pottery, lacquer & metalworking, painting, and more.

This book really brings Japan's "Golden Age" to light. I can't stress enough what a great resource this book is. This book cemented my belief in the Momoyama period truly being "Japan's Golden Era".


Photos of the book and content:

[Saionji Shonagon]

Jul 21, 2011 13:01:44 GMT -5 Lady Kimiko said:

Title: Japan's Golden Age Momoyama
Published by: Yale University Press in Association with the Dallas Museum of Art
when: 1996
Cost me: $45, worth every penny.

There's also a paperbound edition that should be less pricy if folks are looking for used copies.

It's definitely an excellent resource on the arts of the Momoyama period and contains several portraits of women, ladies, including the one that inspired This Old Thing. www.wodefordhall.com/tosenin.htm

[Saionji Shonagon]

Jul 21, 2011 13:01:44 GMT -5 Lady Kimiko said:

Title: Japan's Golden Age Momoyama
Published by: Yale University Press in Association with the Dallas Museum of Art
when: 1996
Cost me: $45, worth every penny.

There's also a paperbound edition that should be less pricy if folks are looking for used copies.

It's definitely an excellent resource on the arts of the Momoyama period and contains several portraits of women, ladies, including the one that inspired This Old Thing. wodefordhall.com/toseninkosode.htm

[Lady Kimiko]

www.wodefordhall.com/tosenin.htm

Is not working atm. That being said, the hard copy strikes me as worth it, given the size and weight of the book.