Changing Interpretations of Otherness in English-Language Accounts of Japanese Architecture

This paper surveys foreign accounts of Japanese architecture published in English from the reopening of Japan in the 1850s up to the year 2000. It shows how European and American perceptions of Japanese buildings evolved from initial dismissal, through acknowledgments of merit, to positive admiratio...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kevin Nute
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2019-09-01
Series:Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13467581.2019.1681999