The Harvard University Asia Center publishes a monograph series and, in coordination with the Fairbank Center
for Chinese Studies, the Korea Institute, the Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies, and other faculties and
institutes, administers research projects designed to further scholarly understanding of China, Japan, Vietnam,
Korea, and other Asian countries. The Center also sponsors projects addressing multidisciplinary and regional
issues in Asia.
Publication of this book has been aided by a grant from the Millard Meiss Publication Fund of the College Art
Association and by the Japan Art History Forum First Book Prize Subvention.