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1. Tang Dynasty Influence On Japan

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   The Taika Reforms of 645 CE, though initiated before sustained Tang contact, were significantly refined through Tang administrative models. Japan's adoption of the Ritsuryō system—a comprehensive legal code based on Tang precedents—represented the most systematic borrowing of Chinese governmental organization. The Ritsuryō established a centralized bureaucratic state with ranked officials, tax systems, and hierarchical ministries modeled directly on Tang institutions.
   However, a crucial distinction emerged: while Tang administrators were selec…

2. Yamato E

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   The Imperial court emerged as the primary institutional supporter of Yamato E, with successive emperors establishing ateliers dedicated exclusively to the style's production. The Edokoro (Imperial Painting Bureau), formalized during the reign of Emperor Shirakawa (r. 1072–1086), systematically commissioned works and established stylistic standards that persisted for subsequent centuries.
   Major patrons included the Fujiwara clan, who accumulated extensive collections as markers of cultural refinement, and Bu…