Author and curator Rosina Buckland’s book joins a steadily growing number of titles dispelling the whitewashed argument that Japanese art of the historical Meiji era of 1868 to 1912 resulted ...

What ensued was an era of modernization in architecture, fashion, industry, government and art like no other, gloriously evidenced in “Meiji Modern: Fifty Years of New Japan,” a building-wide ...

Van Gogh's Japonaiserie and Japanese art of the Meiji period / Kris Schiermeier -- Wakon Yosai -- Japanese spirit, Western techniques: Meiji period arts for the West / Gregory Irvine -- Glossary -- ...

Asia Society and the Japanese Art Society of America take a fresh look at the art of Japan’s Meiji era, a period of unprecedented cultural and technological transition, in the landmark exhibition ...

Lesley Downer's new book, 'The Shortest History of Japan', explores the island nation's story from its ancient roots to modern achievements. Part of the bestselling 'Shortest History' series, it ...

Japanese enamelers perfected the art during the Meiji period, bending thin wires attached to the vase, then once fired, filling each of the divided portions with a paste of colored enamel.

A Japanese museum is hosting its first-ever exhibition dedicated to Vincent van Gogh, which explores the Dutch painter’s ...

A Window into Modern Japan: Using Sugoroku Games to Promote the Ideal Japanese Subject in the Early 20th Century. Sugoroku, Japanese board games, have been popular since the 19th century, if not ...

A Case Study of Heian Japan through Art: Japan's Four Great Emaki Emakimono or emaki, narrative picture scrolls, developed into a distinctly Japanese art form in the Heian period, 794-1185 CE.In this ...