THE IDEALS OF THE EAST
WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE ART OF JAPAN
by KAKUZO OKAKURA
E.P. Dutton & Co., New York
[1904]
scanned at sacred-texts.com, April 2004. John Bruno Hare, redactor. This text is in the public domain. These files may be used for any non-commercial purpose, provided this notice of attribution is left intact.
This is a short but very concise introduction to Asian art by the author of The Book of Tea. Written from a Japanese perspective, and focusing on Japanese art, one of the major themes is the relationship between spirituality, particularly Buddhism, and the evolution of Asian art.
¶ Index
- Introduction
- The Range of Ideals
- The Primitive Art of Japan
- Confucianism—Northern China
- Laoism and Taoism—Southern China
- Buddhism and Indian Art
- The Asuka Period: 550 to 700 A.D.
- The Nara Period: 700 to 800 A.D.
- The Heian Period: 800 to 900 A.D.
- The Fujiwara Period: 900 to 1200 A.D.
- The Kamakura Period: 1200-1400 A.D.
- Ashikaga Period: 1400-1600 A.D.
- Toyotomi and Early Tokugawa Period: 1600-1700 A.D.
- Later Tokugawa Period: 1700-1850 A.D.
- The Meiji Period: 1850 to the Present Day
- The Vista