Asia in the 16th through 19th centuries was prospering and growing rapidly. Various empires came to power including the dynasties Chinese the Ming and the Qing, Tokugawa Japan and the hermit kingdom Korea. These empires all achieved greatness when it came to political aspects, social aspects and economical aspects.The Asian empires were more similar than different. In both China and Japan agriculture was highly important to the economy and was also valued more than being a merchant or artisan. The main crop that both empires grew was rice. Production of rice had also been made easier when a new faster growing form of rice was found. The governments also prefered agriculture over trade. For example, the government of The qing dynasty inforced
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The empires shared stances on the position of women and had an abundance of similarities when it came to art and literature. The literature of both the Chinese dynasties and Tokugawa Japan was more explicit than ever before. During the Ming dynasty a new form of literature arises later developing into modern Chinese Novel. This writing style was considered less respectable than poetry and nonfiction prose. These groundbreaking works were often written anonymously or under pseudonyms were enormously popular especially among well-to-do urban dwellers.The new fiction was characterized by a realism that resulted in vivid portraits of Chinese society many of the stories sympathized with society 's downtrodden often helpless maidens and dealt with such crucial issues as love money marriage and power. In Japan, a new urban fiction arises. The best example of this new urban fiction are the works of Saikaku who was considered one of Japan 's finest novelists. His greatest novel was five women who love love. It broke from the confucian tradition of wifely fidelity to her husband and portrayed women who were willing to die for love and all but eventually did. In Japanese theater the traditional No play was replaced by a new type of theater called Kabuki, Kabuki emphasised violence music and dramatic gestures. Significantly the new drama emerge not from the rarefied world of the court but from the new world …show more content…
In Japan art included porcelain textiles and the most popular woodblock painting.Wood block painting is the carving of wood designs then adding paint and printing them onto canvas. The carving of the wood allowed designers to make multiple copies and sell the copies at markets. This also prospered economic growth because so many copies could be sold.The Carvings depicted everyday life in Japan such as work and trade. In China art was mainly focused on porcelain and textile, they also focused on architecture. The most outstanding example of Chinese art is the Imperial city in Beijing, the city includes High walls an immense compound with a maze of apartments and offices grandiose scale marble
The empires shared stances on the position of women and had an abundance of similarities when it came to art and literature. The literature of both the Chinese dynasties and Tokugawa Japan was more explicit than ever before. During the Ming dynasty a new form of literature arises later developing into modern Chinese Novel. This writing style was considered less respectable than poetry and nonfiction prose. These groundbreaking works were often written anonymously or under pseudonyms were enormously popular especially among well-to-do urban dwellers.The new fiction was characterized by a realism that resulted in vivid portraits of Chinese society many of the stories sympathized with society 's downtrodden often helpless maidens and dealt with such crucial issues as love money marriage and power. In Japan, a new urban fiction arises. The best example of this new urban fiction are the works of Saikaku who was considered one of Japan 's finest novelists. His greatest novel was five women who love love. It broke from the confucian tradition of wifely fidelity to her husband and portrayed women who were willing to die for love and all but eventually did. In Japanese theater the traditional No play was replaced by a new type of theater called Kabuki, Kabuki emphasised violence music and dramatic gestures. Significantly the new drama emerge not from the rarefied world of the court but from the new world …show more content…
In Japan art included porcelain textiles and the most popular woodblock painting.Wood block painting is the carving of wood designs then adding paint and printing them onto canvas. The carving of the wood allowed designers to make multiple copies and sell the copies at markets. This also prospered economic growth because so many copies could be sold.The Carvings depicted everyday life in Japan such as work and trade. In China art was mainly focused on porcelain and textile, they also focused on architecture. The most outstanding example of Chinese art is the Imperial city in Beijing, the city includes High walls an immense compound with a maze of apartments and offices grandiose scale marble