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Majestic Metal Meiji Craft |
| Section: THE ARTS / DESIGN |
| Author: Victor Harris |
| Publication: The world & I online |
| Issue Date: 4/1/1990 |
| Size: 1,675 Words, 9,921 Characters |
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The 1868 restoration of imperial rule in Japan saw vast and sudden changes in almost all aspects of life. The nation was virtually isolated for two and a half centuries under the Shogun - military dictators of the Tokugawa family. Up until this time Japan had supported itself largely by agriculture, with a limited amount of strictly controlled overseas trade. But within a few decades of the ascension of the young Emperor Meiji to the throne, Japan became a significant world industrial power.
Immense changes occurred throughout Japanese society. The clans of sword wielding top-knotted hereditary warriors gave way to a national army and navy with modern firepower. Ironclad steamships replaced the old coast hugging, shallow-draft sailing vessels. Foreign specialists were invited b...
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...reative genius, somewhat dormant throughout the Edo period, played havoc with the preconceptions of tradition. As Meiji metalwork developed into a thriving export market, much of it proved totally alien to natural Japanese taste. Although some of it might appear repetitious and uninspired, the best Meiji decorative metal work is probably technologically finer than that of any other culture.
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