2003年10月1日 · Art of the Edo Period (1615–1868) In Japan’s self-imposed isolation, traditions of the past were revived and refined, and ultimately parodied and transformed in the flourishing urban societies of Kyoto and Edo.

Edo period: artisans, merchants, and a flourishing urban culture. Tokugawa Ieyasu’s victory and territorial unification paved the way to a powerful new government. The Tokugawa shogunate would rule for over 250 years—a period of relative peace and increased prosperity.

Edo: Art in Japan, 1615–1868. The Edo period is one of the richest in the history of Japanese art, but only in recent decades has it become a focus of art-historical study in Japan.

2025年2月7日 · The development of painting during the Edo period drew energy from innovations and changes precipitated during the Momoyama period. Thematic interests, including Confucian subjects and a continuing fascination with Japanese classical themes, were already apparent in the years preceding national consolidation.

In the world of painting, highly original artists emerged whose works were informed by tradition yet were full of innovation and whimsy. Edo-period paintings in the collection of the Kyoto...

Music, popular stories, kabuki and bunraku (puppet theater), poetry, literature, and art all flourished during the Edo period. A new style of painting and printmaking known as ukiyo-e emerged in fine arts.

The Edo period (1615–1868) in Japan saw the emergence of a new group of sophisticated art lovers, the townspeople, called chonin (“people of the blocks”). This group included merchants and artisans, many of whom prospered in the booming economy that led to an increased demand for luxury goods.

2025年1月28日 · Explore with us a unique time in the history of Japan. Learn about the incredible schools of painting in the Edo Period.

Edo-period samurai armor was made not only to protect the body, but to symbolically represent the wearer and their family. Combining metallic curls with mottled color, Kōrin’s screens capture the pulsing vitality of early spring.

Painting Edo provides a window into the supremely rich visual culture of Japan’s early modern Edo period (1615–1868). Part One of this four-part online exhibition welcomes you to this vibrant...