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Globetrotter's Japan: People, Foreigners on the Tourist Circuit in Meiji Japan Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Visualizing Cultures "One of the most lavishly illustrated publications of Japan at the end of the 19th century was Captain Frank Brinkley’s 10-volume Japan. This unit highlights the spectrum of native people and activities depicted in this famous publication." With an in-depth essay by Allen Hockley, professor of art history at Dartmouth College. Go to Museum Resource: http://ocw.mit.edu/ans7870/21f/21f.027/gt_japan_people/index.html

Globetrotter's Japan: Places, Foreigners on the Tourist Circuit in Meiji Japan Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Visualizing Cultures "View hand-colored photographs of the sights on a typical tour of late-19th-century Japan, reproduced here from a lush 10-volume set by Captain Frank Brinkley. Comments appear from travel books by 'globetrotter' tourists of the time." With an in-depth essay by Allen Hockley, professor of art history at Dartmouth College. Go to Museum Resource: http://ocw.mit.edu/ans7870/21f/21f.027/gt_japan_places/index.html

Golden Fantasies: Japanese Screens from New York Collections Asia Society Online presentation of a 2004 exhibition of Japanese folding screens. Features 14 screens with descriptive text. Several of these illustrate Japanese literary classics such as the “Chronicle of the Great Peace” (Taiheiki); the Tale of the Heike; the Tales of Ise; and the Tale of Genji. Go to Museum Resource: http://sites.asiasociety.org/arts/japanesescreens/index.html

Gyotaku Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin College "Gyotaku (guh-yo-tah-koo) is the Japanese art of fish painting. It was developed more than a century ago as a fisherman's method of recording the size and species of his catch, and is now accepted as an art form worldwide. Students will study the history of fish printing and make their own prints." For grades 1 & 2. Go to Museum Resource: http://www.oberlin.edu/amam/asia/gyotaku/Default.html

Hokusai and Hiroshige: Great Japanese Prints [PDF] Asian Art Museum of San Francisco A historical and cultural overview of Edo period (1615–1868) Japan as a context for examining Japanese woodblock prints. See also 11 min Video. Go to Museum Resource: https://education.asianart.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2019/12/Hokusai_and_H...

Hokusai and Slow Looking [PDF] National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution Students will experience “slow looking,” an observation technique that encourages students to slow down, select one artwork, and observe it deeply for a prolonged period in order to gain appreciation and insights. Refers this worksheet. Go to Museum Resource: https://asia.si.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/edu-resources-lp-EVE202103-LP-Ho...

Hokusai: Mad About Painting National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution Animated examination of works by the Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849). This excellent interactive website features an introduction to Hokusai's life, plus an examination of his work, organized into the following categories: COLOR (Hokusai's innovative use of color); BRUSH & BLOCK (the range of Hokusai's creativity, and comparisons of painting and printing techniques); COMPOSITION; and SUBJECT. Uses Flash. Go to Museum Resource: https://archive.asia.si.edu/exhibitions/online/hokusai/launch.htm

The Hokusai Museum The Hokusai Museum Website created by the Hokusai Museum Foundation for the Third International Hokusai Conference held in Obuse in 1998. Includes selected works from the museum's collection, a very detailed timeline outlining key events and artworks from the life of Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849), and a history of the Hokusai Museum in Obuse. Go to Museum Resource: http://www.book-navi.com/hokusai/hokusai-e.html

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