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.

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How Japanese Buddhism and Shintoism influenced Edo era art

Introduction to Japanese Religions

Introduction to Text and Image in Edo Art

High School Lesson Plans

Middle School Lesson Plans

Elementary School Lesson Plans

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