Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Illustrations ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Introduction 1
6. 1. Dutch Studies in Japan Before 1793 17
7. 2. Japan in 1793. Kazan’s Early Years 33
8. 3. Genre Paintings and Early Portraits 50
9. 4. Travels and Career 72
10. 5. The Early 1830s 90
11. 6. Foreign Influence and Major Portraits 106
12. 7. The Meeting of East and West 127
13. 8. Danger from Overseas 145
14. 9. The Road to Prison 161
15. 10. The Trial 179
16. 11. Kazan the Painter 198
17. 12. The Last Year 218
18. Notes 235
19. Bibliography 269
20. Index 277