Edo period

Introduction Japan, in the nineteenth century, has gone through much reform. Prior to the Meiji Period, much of what the citizens knew was based around farming and agriculture . Japan had not yet explored trade with other countries, aside from China, which happened during the Taika Reform. The Taika Reform, happening in mid-sixth century, “opened Japan to the incorporation of new ideas and institutions from China .” Many scholars associate the Meiji Reform to the Taika Reform, although the…

to believe that Medieval Japan, or Feudal japan, is a single timeline of the rule of one family. They are very mistaken. Medieval Japan consisted of several dynasties, many consisting of warlords and shogun. These daimyo formed Japan’s feudal time period, and the fall of…

is the Meiji land tax reform. The land tax reform was started by the Meiji government to collect tax from land owners. During the Edo period, land owners had to pay with rice, which was an unstable way to collect taxes. Every year, the production amount was different due to the weather and area that they live in, resulting in fluctuating taxes. During the Meiji period, to resolve this problem the government collected three percent of land value from land owners with hard currency every year.…

Woodblock printing was used in China for centuries for printing books, but it was adopted in Japan during the Edo period. During this period the prints represented mostly sexual workers of that time period. With time their subject changed and these pictures were made in large quantities and highlighted popular events that appealed in particular to the wealthy townspeople of the period. Their vivid yet elegant compositions are very eye catching until these days, just as they were when they…

The Edo period in Japan brought many changes and great artworks into Japan and into the world, the artists responsible for these great works of art include many from Ito Jakuchu to Soga Shohaku, but none could deny the contributions Nagasawa Rosetsu made to art during this flourishing time in Japan. His unique style led to the creation of many peculiar and charming pieces of arts. Among these was the artwork “Bull and Puppy”, this piece of art helps to understand the one of a kind style the…

where the dramas that have come down to us were performed. During the Elizabethan era, the English theater prohibited women from acting by law. As a result, there was no actress at the Globe Theatre during William Shakespeare’s lifetime. During that period, young male actors had to train and act the female characters' part; they would have to learn to be feminine and dress like a woman. In Japanese Kabuki (the traditional Japanese theater),which was originally created by women, the female…

Emily Oh November 5, 2016 Period 4 Walter History Day Rough Draft 2016-2017 Emperor Meiji took a stand in history by playing an active role during the prosecution of the Sino-Japanese War and the Russo-Japanese War, adopting the cabinet system of government for Japan, and issuing an edict that proclaimed the conquest of Korea to Japan. Emperor Meiji’s impact on history was writing the Meiji Constitution, developing the Imperial Diet, having a well-developed transport and communication system,…

Tensho Shobun was an artist that was friends with a great line of artists during this period, including Josetsu and Sesshu. He became very familiar with the Ma-Xia style and used this strong Korean influenced in this works. His ax-cut rocks are influenced by Ma Yuan and his trees are of those of Xia Gui. The Song Dynasty inspired many works in this period and contain many of the similar attributes. The use of mistiness is incorporated throughout this screen as well as far away mountains. The use…

influential role in western art. The influence of Japanese art made created a term, Japonism, this term specifically refers to Japanese influence on European art and culture. One of the most remarkable traditions in Japanese art is Ukiyo-e of the Edo period. As the ‘jewel’ of the Japanese printing art, it uses the most exquisite paper, the finest colors and elaborate technique. Ukiyo-e not only carved a deep influence in Japanese art, and also in western art history. Ukiyo-e is a genre in…

new bakufu was Tokugawa Ieyasu, the main beneficiary of the achievements of Oda Nobunaga and Toyotomi Hideyoshi. Already powerful, Ieyasu profited by his transfer to the rich Kantō area. He maintained two million koku of land, a new headquarters at Edo, a strategically situated castle town (the future Tokyo), and also had an additional two million koku of land and thirty-eight vassals under his control. After Hideyoshi's death, Ieyasu moved quickly to seize control from the Toyotomi family.…