Edo Art

Japanese: 江戸美術 - えどびじゅつ
Edo Art

...The European art that the viewer first encountered was treated here as a novel motif that satisfied the viewer's exoticism.
[Democratization of Tradition and Orientation to Modernity – Edo Art]
Momoyama art, an expression of the heightened emotions of the time, was subdued with the establishment of the Tokugawa Shogunate and feudal domain system, which was based on national isolation, the stabilization of social classes, and a policy of civil rule. The character of Momoyama art, which was fueled by large-scale construction by those in power, remained strong until the 1630s, but thereafter, as the ruling class gradually lost artistic creativity and the dominated class took over as the leading role, the distinctive characteristics of Edo art began to become apparent.

*Some of the terms used in reference to "Edo art" are explained below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…はじめて接触したヨーロッパ美術もここでは鑑賞者のエキゾティシズムを満足させる新奇なモティーフとして扱われている。安土桃山時代美術南蛮美術
[伝統の民衆化と近代への指向――江戸美術]
 高揚した時代の感情の表現である桃山美術は,鎖国,身分階層の固定,文治政策を柱とする徳川幕藩体制の整備にともない沈静化された。権力者による大規模建築を活力源とする桃山美術の性格は,1630年代のころまでなお色濃くとどめられているが,以後,支配層がしだいに芸術的創造性を失い,被支配層がそれに代わって主導的役割を果たすにつれ,江戸美術に特有な性格があらわになってゆく。…

※「江戸美術」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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