Edo Avant Garde

The Guardians of Edo Avant-Garde reveals the pivotal role Japanese artists of the Edo era (1603 – 1868) played in setting the stage for the “modern art” movement in the West. During the Edo era, while a pacified Japan isolated itself from the world, audacious Japanese artists innovated stylization, abstraction, minimalism, surrealism, geometric composition and the illusion of 3-D.

MODULE 1
Introducing the Edo era: Why did Japanese artists create so much innovative art?

PART I
Introduction

High School Lesson Plans

Middle School Lesson Plans

Elementary School Lesson Plans and Videos

Part II
The Art of Play in Japanese Art

Ideas for Teaching Playfulness

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The Educational Modules are made possible by support from The Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership