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 ...

While the changes wrought upheaval and uncertainty, many people, including artists, saw the Meiji period as a time teeming with possibility. Against this backdrop, art emerged as one of Japan’s most ...

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 ...

The focus of "The 150th Anniversary of the Meiji Period: Making and Designing Meiji Arts and Crafts" at The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto, concerns the relationship between nihonga ...

During the Edo period (1603-1868), the simpler modern orinoshi paper folds evolved and became associated with gifts of all kinds. During the Meiji period (1868-1912) these ornaments were used ...

Asia Society presents a fresh look at the art of Japan’s Meiji era (1868-1912), a period of unprecedented cultural and technological transition, in the landmark exhibition Meiji Modern: Fifty Years of ...

"Vase With Blossoming Flowers" (1890s) stands at nearly 6 feet tall, around the corner from a marked entrance into "Meiji Modern: Fifty Years of New Japan" at Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.