Current Events and the Satsuma Rebellion: Japanese Woodblock Prints of the Edo and Early Meiji Periods (1603–1877)
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2024
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In the transition from Japan’s Edo period (1603–1868) to Meiji period (1868–1912), woodblock prints went from being legally barred from depicting current events to explicitly illustrating contemporary conflicts. While often overlooked in Western scholarship, the popular prints of the Satsuma Rebellion of 1877 are a significant reflection of the medium’s expanding subject matter and growing political engagement.
However, it is simplistic to view traditional Edo prints as totally apolitical or modern Meiji prints as always accurate depictions of reality. By examining changes in Japanese print censorship and depictions of current events in works by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839–1892) from the Edo period to the Satsuma Rebellion, we see how prints of both times were engaged with current events while considering traditional themes and entertainment value. As Satsuma Rebellion prints are a neglected topic in Meiji print and war print history, this thesis also gives an overview of their popularity, publication, and subjects.
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Art history, Asian history, Asian studies, Japan, Meiji, Nishiki-e, Satsuma Rebellion, Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, Woodblock prints
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135 pages
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