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Kano Sanraku (1559-1635) and art of Japan: The world of power concentration

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Japan art and Confucianism: The Bleak reality of Seppuku for a thoughtful artist

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Poetry of old Japan: Yamabe and the devoutly Buddhist Emperor Shōmu

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Japanese art, Goshun, and the influence of Buson: The artistic heaven on earth

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Buddhist art and the Japanese priest Mokuan Reien: The Middle Kingdom and Mu Qi

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