Chapter 16 Japan, Tokugawa and Korea By: Andy, Anja, Milda, Lauryn and Andrew
Life in the Tokugawa village Increase of central government on local levels. Family became increasingly important Women became even more restricted –Expected to obey their husbands on pain of death
Tokugawa Culture Was influenced by Confucian themes, Buddhist quietism, and the Samurai warrior tradition. Flourished under the patronage of the shogunate. With the development of woodblock printing in the 17 th century, literature became available to common people causing literacy levels to rise and lending libraries increased the accessibility of the printed texts. Previous mood of the area was gloom and doom but now it was cheerful and frivolous. New sets of cultures began to appear, especially in the cities.
Literature of the New Middle Class Saikaku was best novelist in that era. He wrote The Five Women Who Loved Love. Theatrical achievements: No, Kabuki styles which were focused on violence, music and dramatic gestures. Basho was “the greatest of all poets”.
Tokugawa Art Gold foil was used in palaces to reflect light Western influence in; medicine, astronomy, languages, oil painting. Woodstock printing was a very major influence.
Korea: The Hermit Kingdom 15 th century: Creation of Phonetic alphabet in Korean Manchu force invaded and took over Korea Contact with the West was extremely limited.
CONCLUSION In 1540s small contingent of Portuguese merchants became 1 st Europeans to set foot in Japan Welcomed at first; but success was short lived Eventually evicted from China, Japan and Korea because they were seen as detrimental to law and order From 17 th -19 th century, all three countries were barely affected by events outside their borders
CONCLUSION Cont. Tokugawa Japan was especially marked by change Emergence of new merchant class Powerful Tokugawa shogunate began to centralize Traditional classes and institutions came under increasing strain By beginning of 19 th century powerful tensions were at work in China and Japan
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