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Under the Wave Off Kanagawa

nextgenrecgames — 2014-11-24 18:23:36 UTC

This piece of art was created by Katsushika Hokusai and was made somewhere between 1830-1832. This image represents Culture.

Boy Viewing Mount Fuji

nextgenrecgames — 2014-11-24 18:29:14 UTC

This piece of art was created by Katsushika Hokusai and was made in 1839. This image represents National Seclusion Policy / Exclusion Laws.

Umezawa Hamlet-fields in Sagami Province

nextgenrecgames — 2014-11-24 18:34:51 UTC

This piece of art was created by Katsushika Hokusai and was made in 1830-1831. This image represents Geography.

Senju, Musashi Province

nextgenrecgames — 2014-11-25 18:26:58 UTC

This piece of art was created by Katsushika Hokusai and was made in 1830. This image represents Culture.

Tanabata Festival in Edo

nextgenrecgames — 2014-11-25 18:45:12 UTC

This piece of art was created by Utagawa Hiroshige and was made in 1852. This image represents Values and Beliefs.

Crow and Heron, or Young Lovers Walking Together under an Umbrella in a Snowstorm

nextgenrecgames — 2014-11-26 18:38:30 UTC

This piece of art was created by Suzuki Harunobu and was made in 1769. This image represents Social Systems

Sumiyoshi In Snow

nextgenrecgames — 2014-11-27 18:37:12 UTC

This piece of art was created by Oda Kazuma and was made in 1918. This image represents Seclusion Policy / Exclusion Laws

Fuji from Asakusa Honganji Temple

nextgenrecgames — 2014-11-27 18:45:31 UTC

This piece of art was created by Katsushika Hokusai and was made in 1830-1832. This image represents Values and Beliefs

Portugese Carrack in Nagasaki

nextgenrecgames — 2014-11-28 16:01:11 UTC

This piece of art was created by Kano Naizen and was made in late 16th - Early 17th century. This image represents Economy.

nextgenrecgames — 2014-11-28 16:31:26 UTC

In this image you can see a Portuguese carrack wanting to do business with the Japanese. With this image it represents the trade relations with people outside of Japan, which has to do with economy. It could also represent isolation because the person painting this picture may have been painted by someone that had never seen a carrack before. Therefore they may have wanted to paint they're experience because they were unaware of what it was.

This could have been taken from the point of view of a Japanese peasant that hadn't really seen trade ships before. They might have painted this because they had never seen a trade ship before. If this was painted from the point of view of the emperor, or a higher class person, there may have been more crates with supplies. I also noticed that all of the people on the carrack weren't very happy and they almost seemed as if they were going to attack the Japanese. If this were painted by the emperor, The people would have looked happier and more innocent and willing to trade with the Japanese.

For people who are unfamiliar with the concept of Japan's isolation, they might think of this painting as quite strange for no one would really paint a carrack for the sake of painting a carrack. They would also see it as just any other carrack that had no special differences from all the other carracks in the world.

nextgenrecgames — 2014-12-04 02:35:14 UTC

In this image you can see the dragon boats heading into the wave off Kunagawa. This represents some of their culture because Japanese people use dragon boats for recreational use. This makes it part of their culture because it is one of the many activities they do every day. This image also includes a hint of geography because you can see Mount Fuji in the background as well as the water and how fierce the water is by Japan.

This image could have been painted by someone in a dragon boat. This could have been a memory of theirs and they wanted to paint it. They also may have wanted to paint it so others could visualize the experience.

I think the geography really played a huge role on the identity of the Japanese people. For example, Mount Fuji adds a huge role to Japanese identity. Mount Fuji is a sacred mountain and it holds many pilgrimages. This represents their values and beliefs but it also helps shape their identity. The pilgrimages have a part in their identity by showing their religion and their determination, to climb the 3778 metre high mountain. With the Japanese labelling this mountain as a sacred mountain it shows how they cherish their surroundings very much and how they appreciate nature.

nextgenrecgames — 2014-12-09 03:25:51 UTC

In this painting you can see the Tanabata Festival in Edo. Some basic information on the Tanabata festival is like Tanabata means the evening of the seventh. This event takes place on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month of the lunisolar calendar. People would write wishes on these little slips and hang them on trees. Popular customs relating to the festival varied by region of the country. This represent values and beliefs because this is a tradition that the Japanese do every year, just like our Christmas, except in July/August. This also represents culture because it shows all of the houses really condensed together, which means they have to have them together so they can work sufficiently and work together. Due to the isolation, this was the most sufficient way to run the country.

This image represents the Tanabata festival. It could be taken from the emperor's point of view possibly because they're at the top of the buildings and overlooking the town. It also makes this area look very rich, happy, and successful. It also could have been taken from his point of view because if it were to be taken from one of the villagers point of view, they would have been on the main street, so it would have been looking up at the sky at the trees or down the street where everyone was celebrating. They also would have possibly made the painting look less colourful, and the houses wouldn't be as strong looking, or they would have looked less in order.