About the Author

Dr. Kendall Brown is professor of Asian art history at California State University, Long Beach, and former curator of exhibitions, programs, and collections at the Pacific Asia Museum in Los Angeles. He has published books and exhibition catalogues, including Quiet Beauty: Japanese Gardens of North America (2013), Japan Deco: Shaping Art and Culture 1920–1945 (2012), Kawase Hasui: The Complete Woodblock Prints (2003), Japanese Style Gardens of the Pacific West Coast (1999), and The Politics of Reclusion: Painting & Power in Momoyama Japan (1997).