Momoyama
Americannoun
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“When you don’t fight wars, it doesn’t exactly help the arms industry,” said Masahiro Matsumura, a professor at Momoyama Gakuin University who specializes in politics and national security.
From New York Times • Jul. 12, 2015
The Momoyama period, as it is called, lasted slightly less than 50 years, from 1568 to 1615.
From Time Magazine Archive
Tapestry was to northern Europe what fresco was to Italy, or the refulgent gold-leaf screens of the Momoyama period were to the dark castle interiors of 16th century Japan: the main form of large-scale decoration.
From Time Magazine Archive
For Korin used traditional motifs: the S curve of the river, for instance, and its stylized scrolls of water, refer back to 16th century Momoyama screens.
From Time Magazine Archive
Momoyama, style of art, 285 Monetary system, 381, 393.
From An Introduction to the History of Japan by Hara, Katsuro
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