How do you talk about a movement without clear leaders? By breaking down its different levels. Plus, a look at how things came to a head between the Freedom and People’s Rights Movement and the government.
Sources
Jansen, Marius. The Making of Modern Japan
Ikegami, Eiko. Bonds of Civility
Irokawa, Daikichi. The Culture of the Meiji Period
Images
I’ve noticed here and on your Fall of the Samurai series that the art style of these Meiji woodblock prints is so different from earlier years. There’s so much more detail in the faces and clothes. How much were Bakumatsu and Meiji artists influenced by west?
Can you please make your images expandable? It’s so hard see all the great art, especially on the mobile site.