
Kotono Sakai
May 6, 202412 min read
Modern Japanese Art History: Cultural Identity between Japan and the "West"
This article discusses how the Japnese-style painters in the Meiji period aimed to revive the Japanese art in a rapid Westernization.

This article discusses how the Japnese-style painters in the Meiji period aimed to revive the Japanese art in a rapid Westernization.


Images on vases complement the knowledge on the life and religious traditions of their creators and the dominant ideas in their society.

In ancient Egypt, male rulers were the norm, but there were several periods when women held the title of the pharaoh and ruled the kingdom.

This article describes the broad role cosmetics played in ancient Egyptian society beyond just a tool for beauty.

Ostracism was a form of legal punishment exercised in Ancient Greece, and it directly influenced the development of democracy.

Plato talks about the discovery of Atlantis in his books Timaeus and Critias.









