Periods, Cultures, Styles > Edo period

Edo period

In this strictly feudal period, Japan was unified and arts began to cater to educated merchants and intellectuals with new forms of literature, theater, and art.

Dates

1615–1868

Places

Asia > East Asia > Japan

Basics Works of Art Artists Periods, Cultures, Styles Curated Guides

Basics to get you started

Edo period, an introduction

A brief history of the arts of Japan: the Edo period

Porcelain, gold, and the Dutch East India Company

Art Appreciation: Power—comparisons and connections

Works of Art

Samurai Armor (Gusoku) with a Two-Piece Cuirass and Black Lacing

17th century

Ogata Kōrin, Red and White Plum Blossoms

18th century

Hon’ami Kōetsu, Folding Screen mounted with poems

c. 1624–37

Goto Teijo, Koto

early 17th century

Kabuki actor prints

18th–mid-19th century

Hokusai’s printed illustrated Books

1803

1848

Different Places: Japanese porcelain with English gilt-bronze mounts

late 17th century

A portrait of St. Francis Xavier and Christianity in Japan

late 16th–early 17th centuries

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Artists

Bayon, the most notable temple at Angkor Thom (photo: Dmitry A. Mottl, CC BY-SA 4.0)

Curated Guides to Edo period

All Textbook Chapters Syllabi

The four seasons in the arts of Japan

Textbook Chapter - Reframing Art History

Early Modern Art Syllabus (c. 1400–1800)

Syllabus

Edo period