Exhibiting Meiji Modernity : Japanese art at the Columbian Exposition

Judith Snodgrass

Exhibiting Meiji Modernity : Japanese art at the Columbian Exposition

Judith Snodgrass

School of Arts

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Abstract

The article begins by looking at the political rhetoric of the cloisonne tritych and it's statement of Japan's changing vision of itself in the world. It then considers the broader context of the Japanese project at Chicago, the poitical imperatives of the Exposition, and the various semiotic and strategic functions of Japanese art at this event.

Original language	English
Number of pages	26
Journal	East Asian History
Publication status	Published - 2006

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World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.)
art
art, Japanese
cloisonneÃŒÂ
political aspects
triptychs

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Exhibiting Meiji Modernity : Japanese art at the Columbian Exposition

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