01931    a2200301   4500001001100000005001700011008003900028020001800067037003600085040000700121041000800128072001500136072001500151072001400166072001400180072001300194072001400207072002100221072002100242072002100263072002600284100002000310245006000330250000600390260003200396300001000428520119100438113886288620250317100404.0250312042015GB                   eng    a9781138862883  bTaylor & FranciscGBP 49.99fBB  a01  aeng7 aNHF2thema7 aGTM2thema7 a1F2bisac7 aHBJF2bic7 aGTB2bic7 a1F2bisac7 aPOL0000002bisac7 aSOC0080002bisac7 aSOC0530002bisac7 a303.48252041092bisac1 aOlive Checkland10aJapan and Britain after 1859bCreating Cultural Bridges  a1  aOxfordbRoutledgec20150821  a256 p  bIn the years following Japan's long period of self-imposed isolation from the world, Japan developed a new relationship with the West, and especially with Britain, where relations grew to be particularly close. The Japanese, embarrassed by their perceived comparative backwardness, looked to the West to learn modern industrial techniques, including the design and engineering skills which underpinned them. At the same time, taking great pride in their own culture, they exhibited and sold high quality products of traditional Japanese craftsmanship in the West, stimulating a thirst for, and appreciation of, Japanese arts and crafts. This book examines the two-way bridge-building cultural exchange which took place between Japan and Britain in the years after 1859 and into the early years of the twentieth century. Topics covered include architecture, industrial design, prints, painting and photographs, together with a consideration of Japanese government policy, the Japan-Britain Exhibition of 1910, and commercial spin-offs. In addition, there are case studies of key individuals who were particularly influential in fostering British-Japanese cultural bridges in this period.