1920 taisho art art for japan, art for europe art for children
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1920 Taisho Art
Art for Japan, Art for Europe
Art for Children
John Held
• 1920s New York chic
Flapper/Moga
• Modern girls…
Nakamura Daizaburô“At the Piano” 1926
(Kyoto City Museum)
Types of songsThanks to Richard C. Miller, Uwisc School of Music
• Minyô folksongs (Volkslied) Narrative, work, festival, actual children’s, game, harvest, songs and lullabies--”Hotaru koi”
• Sanbika church hymns• Kayô
– Enka--Kobune ko-uta as melancholy precursor
– Pops
•Gunka military songs--Fujin jûgunka (Women’s Service Song)•Shôka children’s school songs for textbooks--”Akatombo”•Kakyoku art songs and minyôfû kakyoku--Kitahara Hakushû•Doyô children’s songs written by adults--Noguchi Ujo
Crane’s illustrations
• Link to Kodomo no kuni “Children’s Land”
European model, Japanese manga
Daily Mirror comic strip: “Pip, Squeak, and Wilfred”
Asahi Gurafu comic strip: “Shôchan no bôken”
Shôchan
• Mass, consumer capitalism• Building national sensibilities--Taisho Democracy?