When Japan opened its port to international trade in the 1850s and emerged from centuries of self-imposed isolation, Japanese prints, albums and objects arrived in Europe and North America in unprecedented quantities. In the frenzy of collecting and admiration that followed, Japanese art caught the eye of designers and artists seeking fresh solutions to artistic problems. This video [4:39] explores the shared artistic devices in Japanese and Western artworks of the time.

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art of japan, how japan inspired monet, van gogh, and other western artists, khan academy, western artists influenced by japanese work

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)