{"product_id":"japan-a-history-in-objects-9780500481196","title":"Japan: A History in Objects","description":"\u003cp\u003eA history of the Japanese archipelago through its material artifacts over fifteen millennia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA history of the Japanese archipelago through its material artefacts over fifteen millennia.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This spirited visual account of life in the Japanese archipelago spans over 15,000 years, revealing the stories behind an intriguing selection of objects from the British Museum Collection. It explores the history of the region through artefacts, from the lengthy prehistoric record, through the rise of Buddhism and a military elite in Japan's classical and medieval periods, to the economic and cultural developments of the early modern and modern eras.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Ancient flame pots and jewelry, textiles and armour, folding screens and contemporary manga provide glimpses of the lives of farmers and merchants, medieval warriors and modern women. A wide range of ceramics and sculpture, metalwork and lacquerware, paintings, prints and textiles provides a rich and compelling portrait of a society and culture that occupies a special place in the imagination of its citizens and visitors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eDetails\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN13: 9780500481196\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNumber of Pages: 260\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication Date: 26 Jun 2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher: Thames \u0026amp; Hudson Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication City, Country: London, United Kingdom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions (cm): 24(H)x17(L)900\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeight (gm): 900\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h4\u003eAngus Lockyer is a historian of modern Japan, who taught Japanese, East Asian and global history at SOAS University of London. He collaborated on the redesign of the British Museum's Mitsubishi Corporation Japanese Galleries (2006) and was a co-curator of the British Museum exhibition \u003ci\u003eHokusai: Beyond the Great Wave\u003c\/i\u003e (2017). He currently teaches at the Rhode Island School of Design.\u003ch4\u003eReviews\u003c\/h4\u003e","brand":"Angus Lockyer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48880269426905,"sku":"9780500481196","price":74.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0502\/9530\/8441\/files\/9780500481196.jpg?v=1783000263","url":"https:\/\/www.arielbooks.com.au\/products\/japan-a-history-in-objects-9780500481196","provider":"Ariel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}