Art of the Azuchi-Momoyama period

Japanese: 安土桃山時代美術 - あづちももやまじだいびじゅつ

In political history, the Momoyama period lasted for about 30 years, but in cultural history we take a slight gap and set the lower limit at 1615 (Genwa 1). Either way, although it was a period of less than half a century, activity in the field of visual arts was extremely active. The newly emerged, powerful centralized powers of Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi and others ordered the successive construction of magnificent castles, palaces and temples, and all fields of painting and crafts were mobilized to create these magnificent structures, which was a major reason for the dynamism of the art of this period. To list some of the characteristics of art from the Momoyama period, firstly, there was grandiosity and a monumental nature that strongly appealed to the senses of the viewer.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

政治史上の桃山時代は約30年間，文化史では少し間をとって1615年(元和1)を下限とする。いずれにせよ，半世紀に満たない期間であるが，造形美術の分野の活動は活発を極めた。織田信長，豊臣秀吉ら新しく興った強力な集中的権力が，壮大な城郭や殿舎･寺院を相次いで造営させ，絵画･工芸のあらゆる分野がその荘厳のために動員されたことが，この時代の美術に活況をもたらした大きな原因である。　桃山時代の美術の特色をいくつかあげると，第1に，気宇の大きさ，見るものの感覚に強く働きかけるモニュメンタルな性格があげられる。

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