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Art movement. The Shōwa period (昭和時代, Shōwa jidai, potentially "period of enlightened peace/harmony" or "period of radiant Japan"), or Shōwa era, refers to the period of Japanese history corresponding to the reign of the Shōwa Emperor, Hirohito, from December 25, 1926 until his death on January 7, 1989. The Shōwa period was longer ...
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- Beauties After a Bath by Kitagawa Utamaro. Beauties After a Bath, Woodblock Print by Kitagawa Utamaro, 1800. Two young women just out of the hot spring baths are set upon by an adorable kitten in this woodblock print by one of the country’s most highly respected ukiyo-e talents, Kitagawa Utamaro.
- Woman Holding Black Cat by Takehisa Yumeji.
- The Third Princess and Kashiwagi by Yoshu Chikanobu.
- A Woman and a Cat by Kitagawa Utamaro.
Timeline. v. t. e. The Shōwa era (昭和時代, Shōwa jidai, [ɕoːwadʑidai] ⓘ) is a historical period of Japanese history corresponding to the reign of Emperor Shōwa (Hirohito) from December 25, 1926, until his death on January 7, 1989. [1] It was preceded by the Taishō era and succeeded by the Heisei era.
Shōwa period (1926–1989) The years leading to Japan’s involvement in World War II saw the rise of militarism, ultra-nationalism, and increasing imperialistic ambitions, fueled in part by Japan’s emulation of western colonialism. In the 1920s and 30s, Japanese poets, photographers, and painters who had studied abroad developed, in Japan ...
In 1939, when Western-style painter, Sanzō Wada (1883-1967) began his series of woodblock prints titled Showa Era Occupations, he planned on publishing one-hundred scenes of how Japanese people made a living in both traditional and modern professions at the time. Such series of pictures of everyday life have a long history in Japan, dating back to the Middle Ages.
Jan 27, 2020 · Yokohama Museum of Art. Japan’s Shōwa era – a period corresponding to the 63-year reign of Japanese Emperor Hirohito – began in the shadow of a cataclysm. Hirohito became Japan’s 124th emperor in 1926, three years after a massive earthquake levelled Tokyo. Even more terrifying forms of devastation would descend on the country two ...
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Apr 15, 2023 · The last half of Japan's Showa era, on which this volume concentrates, was as different from the first half as day is from night. ... Mizuki, Shigeru, 1922-2015 ...
