Kinkakuji and Kitayama : space, place, monuments and memory in Japan, 1222-1994 /

This work adopts a typology of intentional monuments, historical monuments, ancient monuments and timeless monuments to describe how Kinkakuji, the Golden Pavilion, was created, preserved, destroyed and rebuilt. It reveals how Ashikaga Yoshimitsu built Kinkakuji as a monument to glorify his rule. La...

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Main Author:	Conlan, Thomas (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2026].
Series:	Japanese visual culture ; 23.
Subjects:	Rokuonji (Kyoto, Japan) > History. Kyoto (Japan) > Buildings, structures, etc.