Early Modern Japan

The Edo Period

1600–1867 CE

A period of isolation and also incredible artistic developments

Edo Period

The Tokugawa (Edo) Period was marked by 250 years of seclusion as well as the development of a middle-class and major innovations in art and literature

Important terms and concepts

Edo period

Early Modern Period

Woodblock Print

ukiyo-e

sumizuri-e

nishiki-e

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