In 12th-century northern Honshu, three generations of local rulers built a capital city at Hiraizumi. Known as the Hiraizumi Fujiwara, these rulers filled their city with politicized art. In the first book-length study of Hiraizumi in English, the author studies the rise of the Hiraizumi Fujiwara and analyzes their remarkable construction program.
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In 12th-century northern Honshu, three generations of local rulers built a capital city at Hiraizumi. Known as the Hiraizumi Fujiwara, these rulers filled their city with politicized art. In the first book-length study of Hiraizumi in English, the author studies the rise of the Hiraizumi Fujiwara and analyzes their remarkable construction program.
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