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Art and Politics of the Landscape: Tani Motokatsu (1778-1840), Ezochi and Nineteenth-century Japan

SYSNO ASEP	0520180
Document Type	J - Journal Article
R&D Document Type	Journal Article
Subsidiary J	Článek ve WOS
Title	Art and Politics of the Landscape: Tani Motokatsu (1778-1840), Ezochi and Nineteenth-century Japan
Author(s)	Toyosawa, Nobuko (OU-W)_{SAI, ORCID}
Number of authors	1
Source Title	Japan Forum. - : Routledge - ISSN 0955-5803 Roč. 31, č. 4 (2019), s. 532-555
Number of pages	24 s.
Publication form	Print - P
Language	eng - English
Country	GB - United Kingdom
Keywords	Tani Motokatsu ; Tani Buncho ; Ezochi ; tokugawa shogunate ; Ezo futaake nikki ; the landscape
Subject RIV	AL - Art, Architecture, Cultural Heritage
OECD category	6.5 Other Humanities and the Arts
Method of publishing	Limited access
Institutional support	OU-W - RVO:68378009
UT WOS	000505203500006
DOI	10.1080/09555803.2019.1606846
Annotation	This article analyses a travel record and images produced by a painter, Tani Motokatsu, who participated in the shogunate's mission to directly rule the northernmost island of Ezo in 1799. Motokatsu fulfilled his role as a sketch artist and produced numerous images of the landscape, the natural world, and the people during the six months of the journey. The article is interested in the mechanism that forced Motokatsu to wrestle with the wilderness of Ezochi. He repeatedly remarked upon his fascination with the unfamiliar landscape, noting that he could not help but 'devour' the strangely beautiful views, but what made the views so charming? By untangling his desires to depict the environment of Ezochi as truthfully and accurately as possible, I conclude that his desire for the stunning landscapes originates in his pursuit of new knowledge. The article underscores the ways cultural and artistic productions function as medium and mediator for the expansion of knowledge.
Workplace	Oriental Institute
Contact	Zuzana Kvapilová, kvapilova@orient.cas.cz, Tel.: 266 053 950
Year of Publishing	2020
Electronic address	https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09555803.2019.1606846

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