Edo Period
Japan's Edo period brought peace and cultural flourishing after centuries of civil war. This era produced ukiyo-e woodblock prints, kabuki theater, and distinctive decorative arts. Artists captured the "floating world" of urban entertainment, celebrated nature, and developed techniques that would later influence Western Impressionism.
Historical Context
Under the Tokugawa shogunate, Japan enforced strict isolationist policies while experiencing domestic peace and economic growth. Urban culture thrived in Edo (Tokyo), with a prosperous merchant class patronizing artists who documented contemporary life, theater, and pleasure districts.
Key Characteristics
- Ukiyo-e woodblock prints with bold outlines
- Flat perspective and decorative patterns
- Emphasis on line and silhouette
- Subjects from kabuki theater and courtesans
- Landscape series and nature studies
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10,000 artworks from 1603-1868 available in our collection
Woman Standing Beside a Balustrade with a Poodle
Paul Ranson
ca. 1895
The Outskirts of a Village
Edmond-François Aman-Jean
ca. 1880
Virgin and Child with Saint Anne Presenting Anna van Nieuwenhove
Master of the Saint Ursula Legend
1479–82
Adoration of the Magi
Jan van Scorel
c. 1519
The Abduction of Europa
David Teniers the Younger
1654–56
Coast Scene
Reinier Nooms, called Zeeman
c. 1655
Maria Sheldon Scammon
Anders Zorn
1895
Still Life
Ben Benn
1941
Docks on Sunday
Joseph De Martini
ca. 1941
Waterfront Mill
Niles Spencer
1940
Basin Street
Remo Farruggio
1938
Jeanne Hébuterne
Amedeo Modigliani
1919
Girl in a Sailor's Blouse
Amedeo Modigliani
1918
Landscape with Figures
Kenneth Hayes Miller
1914
Tilla Durieux (Ottilie Godeffroy, 1880–1971)
Auguste Renoir
1914
The Street Pavers
Umberto Boccioni
1914
The Italian Woman
Amedeo Modigliani
ca. 1918–19
Mäda Primavesi (1903–2000)
Gustav Klimt
1912–13
Self-Portrait at Spurveskjul
Vilhelm Hammershøi
1911
Rose Hedge
Wilhelm Trübner
1910
Masquerade Ball at the Ritz Hotel, Paris
Raimundo de Madrazo y Garreta
1909
Horse and Buggy
Reginald Wilson
Valley with Fir (Shade on the Mountain)
Henri-Edmond Cross (Henri-Edmond Delacroix)
1909
Pandora
Odilon Redon
ca. 1914
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