One Hundred boys- Kano Eino
The later Edo period was characterized by a highly integrated new approach to art that had never been seen before. Three modes of expression flourished, thus creating more types of art for people to enjoy. A renaissance of paintings of Heian culture were painted in the Rinpa school. These critical arts helped people through some tough times. People would use art as a way to express their true colors, or learn more about their culture through critical arts. In their response to the Ming chinese monks, they created Bunjinga (literati painting) and nanga (painting of the southern school). These were commonly used by monks during the Ming Dynasty. Mastering these new types of art was considered aesthetically sensible and showed good cultural awareness. Unfortunately, these new methods were noticeably transcribed from China, creating tension, thus forcing Japan to apply some of their methods to pre-existing Chinese ones, creating new styles that were specific to the later Edo Period of Japan-J
A Winter Party- Utagawa Toyoharu