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Industrial Revolution

Meiji Art
The end of feudalism begins with the search for knowledge

Meiji Art, Industrial Revolution100 Aspects, No 3. Rising Moon Over Mt. Nanpingi
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, The ArtistsPortrait of Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Ghosts, madness, and the blood-soaked end of feudalism

1839 – 1892
Hishida Shunsō, The ArtistsPortrait of Hishida Shunsō

Hishida Shunsō

A quiet boy paints cats in a new style

1874 – 1911
Kobayashi Kiyochika 清親, The Artists

Kobayashi Kiyochika 清親

The vast loneliness of progress

1847 – 1915
Uemura Shōen, The ArtistsPortrait of Uemura Shōen

Uemura Shōen

1875 – 1949
Masakiyo Conquering Korea, Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Masakiyo Conquering Korea Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1864

a fool is a man with no intellect, and a man without learning cannot have intellect

An Encouragement for Learning Fukuzawa Yukichi, 1872

View of Takanawa Ushimachi under a Shrouded Moon, Kobayashi Kiyochika 清親

View of Takanawa Ushimachi under a Shrouded Moon Kobayashi Kiyochika 清親, 1879

Kudanzaka at Night in Early Summer, Kobayashi Kiyochika 清親

Kudanzaka at Night in Early Summer Kobayashi Kiyochika 清親, 1880

100 Aspects, No 3. Rising Moon Over Mt. Nanping, Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

100 Aspects, No 3. Rising Moon Over Mt. Nanping Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1885

100 Aspects, No 8. Moonlight Patrol, Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

100 Aspects, No 8. Moonlight Patrol Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1885

Moon and Smoke, Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Moon and Smoke Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, 1886

Attacking the Enemy Camp at Jiuliancheng, Kobayashi Kiyochika 清親

Attacking the Enemy Camp at Jiuliancheng Kobayashi Kiyochika 清親, 1894

Braving the Bitter Cold, Kobayashi Kiyochika 清親

Braving the Bitter Cold Kobayashi Kiyochika 清親, 1895

The Advance to Weihaiwei, Kobayashi Kiyochika 清親

The Advance to Weihaiwei Kobayashi Kiyochika 清親, 1895

Reflection in the Water, Hishida Shunsō

Reflection in the Water Hishida Shunsō, 1897

Autumn Landscape, Hishida Shunsō

Autumn Landscape Hishida Shunsō, 1899

Fishing Boat on the Lake, Hishida Shunsō

Fishing Boat on the Lake Hishida Shunsō, 1900

Hydrangeas, 紫陽花, Hishida Shunsō

Hydrangeas, 紫陽花 Hishida Shunsō, 1902

Naval Battle at the Entrance of Inchon, Kobayashi Kiyochika 清親

Naval Battle at the Entrance of Inchon Kobayashi Kiyochika 清親, 1904

Cat and Plum Blossoms, 猫梅, Hishida Shunsō

Cat and Plum Blossoms, 猫梅 Hishida Shunsō, 1906

Bodhisattva Kenshu, 賢首菩薩, Hishida Shunsō

Bodhisattva Kenshu, 賢首菩薩 Hishida Shunsō, 1907

Fallen Leaves, 落ち葉 (Ochiba), Hishida Shunsō

Fallen Leaves, 落ち葉 (Ochiba) Hishida Shunsō, 1909

Even if someone paints a 'green sun', I will not say it is wrong.

A Green Sun Kōtarō Takamura, 1910

Black Cat, 黒き猫, Hishida Shunsō

Black Cat, 黒き猫 Hishida Shunsō, 1910

Daughter Miyuki, Uemura Shōen

Daughter Miyuki Uemura Shōen, 1914

Yang Guifei, Uemura Shōen

Yang Guifei Uemura Shōen, 1922

Mother and Child, Uemura Shōen

Mother and Child Uemura Shōen, 1934

Making a Wish for a Long Life on Chrysanthemums, Uemura Shōen

Making a Wish for a Long Life on Chrysanthemums Uemura Shōen, 1939

Next Movement
Early Modernism, Industrial Revolution

Early Modernism

Tradition be damned.

1870 – 1900

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