The Meiji era (1868-1912) was a major turning point in Japanese history, moving from their long-lasted samurai feudal society to the new paradigm of a modern nation-state that was greatly influenced by Western scientific, technological and political ideas. Thus, Meiji Japan is often missunderstood as super-westernized, thus losing its traditional aesthetics in art and culture.


Recently published The Splendour of Modernity: Japanese Arts of the Meiji Era (2024) challenges this common misconception by examining more than 200 artworks of the period between 1865 and 1915.


Arisa is joined by the author of The Splendour of Modernity, Rosina Buckland and talks about Japanese art during this transformative period.


Buy it now from Reaktion Books:
https://reaktionbooks.co.uk/work/the-splendour-of-modernity

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