Facing modern times : the revival of Japanese Lacquer Art 1890-1950

Abstract

This study investigates the crisis of Japanese lacquer art after the 1868 Meiji Restoration, the subsequent period of Art Industry, its revival in the beginning of the 20th century and emancipation during the 1920s.

Japanese artLacquerShirayama ShosaiAkatsuka JitokuRokkaku ShisuiYamazaki KakutaroUzawa Shogetsu