Strict feudal rule and a rising middle class characterizes this period.
1615 - 1868
Strict feudal rule and a rising middle class characterizes this period.
1615 - 1868
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A portrait that celebrated Francis Xavier, the “Apostle of Japan” whose mission had inaugurated the Japanese Catholic Church.
A fisherman and a woodcutter — at age 90, the great Japanese artist Hokusai painted these moving images of contentment.
In this example of ukiyo-e, the artist represents a modern woman in the guise of Komachi, a legendary poetess.
Combining metallic curls with mottled color, Kôrin’s screens capture the pulsing vitality of early spring.
Perhaps the most iconic image in Japanese art, this woodblock print inspired many Western artists—including Monet.
Breaking the rules is a theme of