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The arts |
The geographical, creative and historical scope of the arts made the task of the arts divisional committee a difficult one. Finally, because it was considered that the arts of other cultures were well documented and preserved, the divisional committee decided to place the main emphasis of this section on Japan. A thorough survey of the arts elsewhere in the world, ancient and modern, would be included in the form of written and film surveys but Japanese arts and crafts would be covered in great detail, including actual examples. Since the arts include many specialized disciplines, project groups were formed to work on the selection of items in the categories of literature, fine arts, theatre, music and motion pictures. |