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| Art of the Edo Period (1615–1868) |
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| The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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A brief overview of artistic production in Japan during the Edo or Tokugawa period. With 9 related artworks.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/edop/hd_edop.htm | |
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| Art of the Pleasure Quarters and the Ukiyo-e Style |
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| The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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A lengthy discussion of the social developments in the Edo period that gave rise to literary and visual arts such as kabuki theater and ukiyo-e paintings and woodblock prints. With 5 related artworks.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/plea/hd_plea.htm | |
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| Japanese Weddings in the Edo Period (1615–1868) |
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| The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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A brief overview of Edo-period wedding customs: "The social structure of the Edo period (1615–1868) developed under the strict control of the Tokugawa military regime. During this period, the families of the shogunate and provincial leaders (daimyô) arranged marriages based on political interests, and the consent of the shogunate was necessary for a daimyô wedding." With images of 4 related objects.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/jwed/hd_jwed.htm | |
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| Japonisme |
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| The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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A brief discussion of the influence of Japanese ukiyo-e woodcut prints on European Impressionist and Post-Impressionist painters of the 19th century. With 12 related artworks.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/jpon/hd_jpon.htm | |
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| The Kano School of Painting |
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| The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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A brief overview of the Kano school, established by Kano Masanobu (1434-1530). Prominent for more than 300 years, the Kano school is considered to be the "longest lived and most influential school of painting in Japanese history." Closely associated with their powerful patrons, the Tokugawa shogunate, the Kano school prospered throughout the Edo period. With 3 related artworks.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/kano/hd_kano.htm | |
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| Netsuke: From Fashion Fobs to Coveted Collectibles |
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| The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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An introduction to the netsuke, a decorative accessory worn with the kimono since the 17th century. With images of 15 related objects.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/nets/hd_nets.htm | |
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| Noh Costume |
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| The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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An introduction to the development of Noh costumes since the 14th century. With images of 10 Edo-period robes from the MMA's collection.
Go to Museum Resource: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/nohc/hd_nohc.htm | |
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| Rinpa Painting Style |
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| The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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A brief introduction to the Rinpa school of painting, which was "a key part of the revival in the Edo period of indigenous Japanese artistic interests described by the term yamato-e." With 5 related artworks and links to related essays about yamato-e painting and seasonal imagery in Japanese art.
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