3. The Court at Its Zenith

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Major Periods and Cultural Epochs of Japanese History x
5. Chinese Dynasties since the Time of Unification under the Han xi
6. Author’s Notes xiii
7. 1. The Emergence of Japanese Civilization 1
8. 2. The Introduction of Buddhism 19
9. 3. The Court at Its Zenith 48
10. 4. The Advent of a New Age 77
11. 5. The Canons of Medieval Taste 91
12. 6. The Country Unified 140
13. 7. The Flourishing of a Bourgeois Culture 164
14. 8. Heterodox Trends 205
15. 9. Encounter with the West 235
16. 10. The Fruits of Modernity 271
17. 11. Culture in the Present Age 304
18. Notes 353
19. Glossary 363
20. Selected Bibliography 367
21. Index 373
22. About the Author 385