Dutch East India Company in early modern Japan: gift giving and diplomacy

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: The Dutch East India Company and the Rhythm of Life in Japan -- The Dutch in Japan -- Tokugawa Japan -- The Hofreis (Court Journey) -- Chapter 1: Gift-Giving and the Early Modern Web of Diplomacy -- Chapter 2: Horses and Camels and Birds of Paradise, Oh My: Exotic Animals as Gifts -- Megafauna -- Birds -- Animal Products -- Chapter 3: Most Exquisite Curiosities of Nature and Art -- Carpets -- Maps and Globes -- Decorative Containers -- Paintings and Engravings -- A Tale of Two Lanterns -- Chapter 4: Rarities and Curiosos: Scientific Paraphernalia as Gifts -- Chapter 5: A Taste of the Exotic: Food and Drink as Social Lubricant in Early Modern Japanese-Dutch Interactions -- Epilogue: Gifts and the Coming of the Americans -- Notes -- Preface -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 -- Chapter 2 -- Chapter 3 -- Chapter 4 -- Chapter 5 -- Epilogue -- Bibliography -- Primary Sources -- Secondary Sources (English, Dutch, and Japanese) -- Index.

List of IllustrationsIntroduction: The VOC and the Rhythm of Life in Early Modern Japan1. Gift Giving and the Early Modern Web of Diplomacy2. The Shogun's Menagerie: Exotic Animals as Gifts3. Objet d'art: Most Exquisite Curiosities of Nature and Art4. Curios, Rarities and European Manufactured Goods5. Butter Diplomacy: Food and Drink as Gifts6. A Tale of Two LanternsConclusionBibliographyIndex.

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: The Dutch East India Company and the Rhythm of Life in Japan -- The Dutch in Japan -- Tokugawa Japan -- The Hofreis (Court Journey) -- Chapter 1: Gift-Giving and the Early Modern Web of Diplomacy -- Chapter 2: Horses and Camels and Birds of Paradise, Oh My: Exotic Animals as Gifts -- Megafauna -- Birds -- Animal Products -- Chapter 3: Most Exquisite Curiosities of Nature and Art -- Carpets -- Maps and Globes -- Decorative Containers -- Paintings and Engravings -- A Tale of Two Lanterns