The Confusion Era: Art and Culture of Japan During the Allied Occupation, 1945-1952 Printed Edition and Web site Credit Information The Confusion Erais the first in the series "Asian Art & Culture," books that integrate the perspectives of writers, art and cultural historians, artists, and literary scholars on critical themes in Asian art and culture and is jointly published by the Smithsonian Institution and the University of Washington Press.   Special thanks to Karen Sagstetter, Editor-in-Chief, and Mary Cleary, Editor, at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery of Art, both of whom assisted in the collection and presentation of material for this site.