Legend in Japanese Art: A Description of Historical Episodes Legendary Characters Folk-Lore Myths Religious Symbolism; Illustrated in the Arts of Old Japan (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Legend in Japanese Art: A Description of Historical Episodes Legendary Characters Folk-Lore Myths Religious Symbolism; Illustrated in the Arts of Old Japan<br><br>Old japan is now so common an expression that one may easily forget how short a period of time barely two score years separates us from the era of two-sworded warriors whose legends and popular beliefs are fast becoming forgotten hidden or eradicated by the in?uence of W''estern civilization.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases an imperfection in the original such as a blemish or missing page may be replicated in our edition. We do however repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.