Overview
Chapter 44 Art in early Modern Korea and Japan 1600 – 1900
As with China during this period, Korea and Japan were experiencing similar political and cultural transitions. These shifts impact the arts.
Featured artwork periods, forms and tastes :
- Woodblock printing
- Joseon Korea – supported the court painters
- Neo- Confucianism – influenced visual culture
- Yangban – Military Class influenced literti landscape painting
- Ceramic art
- Genres – “chaekgeori” (Still life of books and objects” demonstrating an interest in literacy
Edo Japan (1615 – 1868)
- Political unification
- Chonin- the spurring of new art forms that appealed to popular tastes
- Woodblock Prints
- Elegant decorative arts
Cross Cultural Influences
- Global ideas had an influence
- Both cultures adapted to European Influences
- Japanese woodblock prints had a major impact upon 19th European art
Take notes on the following videos and submit for points. Be sure to title each video..Please no plagiarism, no. ai , no chat bots. original work.
A Dialogue with the Joseon-dynasty Moon JarLinks to an external site.
4 min
Chaekgeori: Books, Things & Hidden NamesLinks to an external site. 2 min
Hokusai | Museum of Fine Arts BostonLinks to an external site.