Public Properties: Museums in Imperial Japan by Noriko Aso

Public Properties: Museums in Imperial Japan

Noriko Aso

320 pages first pub 2013 (editions)

nonfiction history informative medium-paced

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In the late nineteenth century, Japan's new Meiji government established museums to showcase a national aesthetic heritage. Inspired by Western museums and expositions, these institutions were introduced by government officials hoping to spur indu...

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