Konoe Nobutada (1565-1614) was a famous calligrapher and head of a high-ranking aristocratic family. Nobutada's contributions to the art and culture, have frequently been overlooked, largely because of the common misperception that aristocrats were too outdated, impoverished and powerless to be worthy of discussion. Dismissed as Elegant Fossils seeks to reinstate aristocrats as key players in the competition for political and artistic supremacy by examining Nobutada's calligraphy and painting, his turbulent relationship with Tokugawa Ieyasu, and his family's role in marital politics.
- ISBN10 9074822525
- ISBN13 9789074822527
- Publish Date 1 January 2004
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country NL
- Publisher Brill
- Imprint Hotei Publishing,The Netherlands
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 256
- Language English
- URL brill.com/product_id26466