Nosemonkey’s Reviews > The History of Art in Japan > Status Update

Keep forgetting I've not finished this one... Very good, but very dense.

That thing where you keep forgetting you haven't finished reading a book that's actively awesome.

Forgot I was reading this, and forgot how much it makes me realise how little I know about Buddhism thanks to these medieval bits. It's also impressive how many of the artworks being discussed I've seen in the flesh, despite knowing nothing about them when I was taken around various temples, shrines and museums in Kyoto and Nara.

Chucking many more books about Japan, China, India and eastern religions onto the list.

Very readable and great full-colour illustrations are making this the most engaging book on Japanese history I've read so far. Good stuff.