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BC 4000-100
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| The stone age or Jomon Period - The Jomon period is named after the Jomon figures and the Hanywa figurines (Jo = rope, mon = pattern) |
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In 538 Buddhism arrived in Japan and began to infl. Jap art. 709 Prince Shotoku became Regent in 593
CHINA & KOREA Dominated Jap art Asuka-Nara Period. |
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during this period the tastes of the nobility dominated cultural life. Imported Chin. & Korean artists are refined, and evolve into the new Jap culture. 1086 is the beginning of the rule of the cloistered Emperors. |
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1192-1333
Kamakura Period |
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| Kamakura-bakufu (Bakufu government established) Zen |
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1333-1572
Muromachi-Ashikaga Period |
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| Buke (Samurai) culture. Ashikaga Yoshimitsu III is Shogunate of Ashikaha-bakufu from 1358-1408. Under his patronage Noh and all other art forms flourish. In 1396 the Golden Pavilion is completed. A portugese ship arrives in Japan in 1543. In 1549 Christian Missionaries begin preaching in Japan. |
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1573-1602
Azuchi-Momoyama Period |
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| Toyotomi Hideyoshi is Kampaku (Chief Advisor to the Emperor, with powers exceeding those of the Prime Minister) The arts of the Buke culture become more lavish and extravagant. In 1582 the Japanese government sents an envoy to Rome. |
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| The rising merchant class creates new art forms. Under Bakufu patronage, Taoism and Confucianism influence Edu culture. In 1603 Okuni-Kabuki is born. In 1636 the Nikko Shrine is constructed. |
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| 1868 - Modern period Present |
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| In 1858 the Tokugawa-bakufu returns the power of government to teh Emperor Meiji. Western culture and technology strongly influence the cutlure of Japan. |
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