Meiji period

Against Male Depiction in Art Artwork of the Baroque period in Europe along with the artwork from India and Japan have numerous differences. Regardless of the differences present between the artwork, each focuses on a similar subject, the human male. Weather the art be Caravaggio’s Bacchus, Narsingh’s Maharaja Jaswant Singh II of Marwar, or Yokoyama Taikan’s Kutsugen, each piece focuses on a male figure surrounded by important symbolism of the time period. The paintings may be painted with…

Three questions and answers from A Troubled Peace US-East Asia relations (2016 Spring) Dong il, KIM 1. What are the reasons of the U.S.’s agreement with Japan’s occupation of Korea in the 1900s? → First, the U.S. had no vital military and diplomatic interests in Korea at that time. Even in the aspect of economics and commerce, Korea was not important compare to China and Japan. (p.15) Second, the U.S. disappointed with the deterioration situation in Korea, such as corrupt and incompetent…

In particular, the book of Kokoro, written by Soseki Natsume, and Changing Seasons, a poem by Princess Nukada, shares with us a culture on an opposite side of the world, Japan. The story itself was written in an entirely different language and time period, and although it is sometimes hard to spot the similarities, there are parallels with our western culture as well. The cultures of Japan and the United…

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…

One major distinguishing factor between the two entities was the manner in which land was owned. Within the European territories, the Knights were bequeathed land pieces by their bosses who were the lords for the services that they offered them within the military. It was for this reason that the warriors remained in increased control of the farmers due to the actuality that the serfs operated within their proportions of land in carrying out their farming . This was quite the opposite amongst…

The Industrial Revolution in the 19th century was an immensely remarkable time period in the world’s history. The revolution brought advancement throughout the world that transformed countries from premodern to modern. Typically, students are taught about modernization by examining The West: Britain, United States, Germany, and France. This is a result of The West having enormous success during the Industrial Revolution, which leads a great deal of people to believe that the Industrial…

In my exploration of the Japanese culture, I was intrigued by the shift in connotations or views of Japanese yokai from the ones depicted in traditional folklore to that of modern media. In this essay I will endeavor to convey how the media has transformed the yokai image to one of popularization in order to better relate to the masses. Yokai, are strange and supernatural creatures from Japanese folklore and is sometimes translated as monster, demon, spirit, or goblin, but it can encompass all…

emoticons, and coded words. While polite and honorific language hasn’t changed that much as time passed, it has adapted to the point where a majority of people will only utilize this type of speech given certain social situations. During Japan’s feudal period (1185-1868), honorific language was used towards people of high rank,…

an heir for their husbands they would be divorce and chastised. During this time there were many books to define the Gender roles of women. Fukuzawa Yukichi played an important role in helping these gender roles progress from the Tokugawa Period to the Meiji Restoration and beyond. He was the first influential advocate of women’s rights in modern Japan and worked to liberate women from their traditional ideas and…

the contrary, they tried to change the historical record again and again in order to cover this period time which made them felt…