Edo period

Launa Ms. Grandin Foundations English Hero’s Journey Essay Momotaro's story takes place in Japan during the Edo period which was from 1603 to 1867. In the story, Momotaro's family lives as part of the peasant class. This time period was marked by “the powerful southwestern tozama domains of Chōshū and Satsuma exerted the greatest pressure on the Tokugawa government and brought about the overthrow of the last shogun.” (Encyclopedia Brittanica) A shogun was a military ruler. The government…

In the medieval period there where many things that happened but they had a lot of battles witch the samurais fought in. They would use a lot of different type of weapons and they had to work very hard to be suitable to be a samurai. There where some women who where samurais, they didn’t get much freedom being a samurai and over time samurais became officers. The samurais or “Bushi” in Japan where known to have become the premodern warriors of Japan. They made up the military unit that became…

Katsushika Hokusai’s piece titled The Great Wave off Shore At Kanagawa is a Japanese woodblock print that was created around 1826-1833 in the Edo period. This piece is apart of Hokusai’s series Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji. Japan’s most famous mountain, Mount Fuji is in every piece in the series. This piece is relatively small at 10 1/8 inches x 14 15/16 inches. Yet, Hokusai did not make his magnificent pieces of art alone, he had skilled craftsman aid in the production of the each of his…

Queen Idia was a prominent figure in the Edo State of Nigeria who played an important role in Oba Esigie’s rise to power. Esigie had brass sculptures of her head made in order to recognize her military influence and achievements, and placed these heads in her alter after her death. In 1897, during the period in which Africa was under colonial rule by the British, British men “ransacked the Benin Empire” and forcefully took the heads away to display them as a representation of their imperial…

Ancient Japan Gurkiran Kaur Period 7 World History Mr. Pointer 01-26-18 Table Of Contents Forward………………………………………………………………………….. Japan in the Middle ages Report…………………………………………….. What I learned from my Report………………………………………………. Medieval Japan Medieval Japan is a wonderful place to learn about. It has so many things you should know about it. We are going to be learning about different things like…

This brought the Edo period and the ultimate demise of the Samurai. Samurai had a core honor code called Bushido, it consisted of 8 virtues; rectitude or justice, courage, benevolence or mercy, politeness, honesty and sincerity, honor, loyalty and character and self-control…

Different cultures can seem different, but when looking at art from different cultures and periods we can see that it is not much different between them. If we look at the artwork Equestrian Oba and Attendants from the Edo people and Palette of King Narmer from the Egyptians we can see similar traits, yet two different cultures. Africa and Egypt both have differences in beliefs and culture ideals. These palettes reflect their own beliefs and ancient culture by the history, purpose and layout.…

In the best of times, the Japanese have always had a variety of foodstuffs from which to choose, both from the land and sea. Of course, one's diet depended to a great extent on social class. As those considered samurai could range in means from very poor to very rich-and thus experienced diets that crossed classes-we'll examine some generalities. Rice Unsurprisingly, rice was a staple food, and was so important as to be considered a measure of wealth. Farming in Japan has never been an…

floating world”, towards the end of the feudal era called the Edo period, 1603-1868 CE. Hishikawa Moronobu, 1618-1694, was the first great master that popularized this style of print in Japan, that eventually spread to the rest of the world. Suzuki Harunobu, 1725-1770, was the first to create and produce full (more than two or three) color prints, which led to more elaborate and colorful prints as the years progressed during this period. I always thought the artist was the only one that did all…

An understanding of Asian culture can positively impact my 21st-century life. For example, being an African American girl in the United States of America I believe it is important to be sympathetic and understanding of other people’s culture and where they came from. Especially since this country is sometimes referred to as a melting pot I’m going to meet different people than myself every day and that includes Asian Americans. For example, I used to work at Disney’s Hollywood Studios and a lot…