The Lens Within the Heart: The Western Scientific Gaze and Popular Imagery in Later Edo Japan
The Lens Within the Heart examines how Western scientific perspectives related to popular imagery in later Edo Japan. Timon Screech brings together themes from Japanese history, art history, and the history of science in a focused study of visual culture and intellectual exchange.
About This Book
The Lens Within the Heart explores the relationship between the Western scientific gaze and popular imagery in later Edo Japan.
Timon Screech focuses on how scientific ways of seeing intersected with visual culture during a significant period in Japanese history.
The book connects the history of science, art, and society through its study of imagery and interpretation.
It offers readers an analytical perspective on cultural and intellectual exchange in later Edo Japan.
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