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August 25, 2008
Patricia J. Graham Faith and Power in Japanese Buddhist Art, 1600–2005 Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press, 2007. 368 pp.; 46 color ills.; 111 b/w ills. Paper $55.00 (9780824831912)
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CrossRef DOI: 10.3202/caa.reviews.2008.86

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There are far too few general books available on topics in Japanese art, and those who are intrepid enough to write them are insufficiently applauded for the difficult task. Faith and Power in Japanese Buddhist Art, 1600–2005 is an excellent example of an overview of Japanese Buddhist art done exceedingly well. It does a laudable job of surveying Japanese Buddhist arts from the early modern period continuing into the present, discussing an important body of...