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Introduction
Many of the ninetheenth century Japanese and European artworks in this collection depict similar landscape subject matter.
However, the styles are very different. Artists in Japan and Europe used line and color very differently. Additionally, they used technical processes popular within their respective artworlds: woodcuts in Japan and outdoor painting in Europe and the United States.
Painting outdoors was made possible by the nineteenth century invention of paint tubes, which replaced pots of paint. New chemical pigments made possible the use of brighter colors.
Mountain and River at Kiso Pass
<div class="unzoomed_thumbnail" style="width:140px; height:70.68359375px;"><img class="inline_img fake_1.98065764023" id="zoomer_100672_28028iip_loading" src="http://www.artsconnected.org/media/be/9f/cb0340371b879eb10fd4c993fbab/140/120/100672.jpg" class="iip_loading" title="" alt="Mountain and River at Kiso Pass, Utagawa Hiroshige ; Okazawaya Taheiji" height_offset="0" /></div>
Kashiwahara Rest Area by the Pond with View of Mt. Fuji, Hara
<div class="unzoomed_thumbnail" style="width:140px; height:90.78125px;"><img class="inline_img fake_1.5421686747" id="zoomer_90128_27030iip_loading" src="http://www.artsconnected.org/media/24/46/2410197c7aa0816e43c32cb91e18/140/120/90128.jpg" class="iip_loading" title="" alt="Kashiwahara Rest Area by the Pond with View of Mt. Fuji, Hara, Utagawa Hiroshige ; Ezakiya Kichibe_ ; Ezakiya Tatsuzo_" height_offset="0" /></div>
Scene from the Hachinoki Story
<div class="unzoomed_thumbnail" style="width:140px; height:69.86328125px;"><img class="inline_img fake_2.00391389432" id="zoomer_100845_20601iip_loading" src="http://www.artsconnected.org/media/10/7d/bf2c083c79032ed10ab2dd27969c/140/120/100845.jpg" class="iip_loading" title="" alt="Scene from the Hachinoki Story, Utagawa Kuniyoshi ; Sakurai" height_offset="0" /></div>
(Fisherwomen)
<div class="unzoomed_thumbnail" style="width:140px; height:100.078125px;"><img class="inline_img fake_1.39890710383" id="zoomer_101026_7019iip_loading" src="http://www.artsconnected.org/media/d6/3b/1c0fc5bf79cd9404ef0b752f13fe/140/120/101026.jpg" class="iip_loading" title="" alt="(Fisherwomen), Hiroshige II ; Fujiokaya Keijiro_" height_offset="0" /></div>
Sugawara Michizane Expeled
<div class="unzoomed_thumbnail" style="width:140px; height:72.59765625px;"><img class="inline_img fake_1.92843691149" id="zoomer_100467_54193iip_loading" src="http://www.artsconnected.org/media/f3/ec/2d5ad1fc441b2ec0ac7e6d75c14b/140/120/100467.jpg" class="iip_loading" title="" alt="Sugawara Michizane Expeled, Kobayashi Kiyochika ; Matsuki Heikichi" height_offset="0" /></div>
Palette
<div class="unzoomed_thumbnail" style="width:140px; height:120px;"><img class="inline_img fake_1.04036458333" id="zoomer_103014_55286iip_loading" src="http://www.artsconnected.org/media/4f/3e/6d4d04fe4f60391f3c2d4cdc5d0f/140/120/103014.jpg" class="iip_loading" title="" alt="Palette, Rosa Bonheur" height_offset="0" /></div>
The Japanese Bridge
<div class="unzoomed_thumbnail" style="width:140px; height:106.560951437px;"><img class="inline_img fake_1.31380208333" id="zoomer_343_1003iip_loading" src="http://www.artsconnected.org/media/e2/43/785d44952b2d4772fcb4e4a94acf/140/120/343.jpg" class="iip_loading" title="" alt="The Japanese Bridge, Claude Monet" height_offset="0" /></div>
Grainstack, Sun in the Mist
<div class="unzoomed_thumbnail" style="width:140px; height:85.17578125px;"><img class="inline_img fake_1.64365971108" id="zoomer_72193_8109iip_loading" src="http://www.artsconnected.org/media/f1/0e/3271a0d66567a2169af1f97c336d/140/120/72193.jpg" class="iip_loading" title="" alt="Grainstack, Sun in the Mist, Claude Monet" height_offset="0" /></div>
The Piazza San Marco, Venice
<div class="unzoomed_thumbnail" style="width:140px; height:112.351097179px;"><img class="inline_img fake_1.24609375" id="zoomer_891_8914iip_loading" src="http://www.artsconnected.org/media/95/34/8e9ee837f494733ba79b050eeb03/140/120/891.jpg" class="iip_loading" title="" alt="The Piazza San Marco, Venice, Pierre Auguste Renoir" height_offset="0" /></div>
Blessing of the Tuna Fleet at Groix
<div class="unzoomed_thumbnail" style="width:140px; height:108.936170213px;"><img class="inline_img fake_1.28515625" id="zoomer_2323_63074iip_loading" src="http://www.artsconnected.org/media/c9/0c/894d85e1bc8759ea6fd4affba31c/140/120/2323.jpg" class="iip_loading" title="" alt="Blessing of the Tuna Fleet at Groix, Paul Signac" height_offset="0" /></div>
Dining Room in the Country
<div class="unzoomed_thumbnail" style="width:140px; height:112.704402516px;"><img class="inline_img fake_1.2421875" id="zoomer_3385_27641iip_loading" src="http://www.artsconnected.org/media/6a/59/24d7cd0ce0cf84baace812388b36/140/120/3385.jpg" class="iip_loading" title="" alt="Dining Room in the Country, Pierre Bonnard" height_offset="0" /></div>
London: St. Paul's Cathedral seen from the Thames
<div class="unzoomed_thumbnail" style="width:140px; height:120px;"><img class="inline_img fake_0.80078125" id="zoomer_2807_18092iip_loading" src="http://www.artsconnected.org/media/68/21/71226619b15b7286d93a4037b7e3/140/120/2807.jpg" class="iip_loading" title="" alt="London: St. Paul's Cathedral seen from the Thames, André Derain" height_offset="0" /></div>
Tahitian Landscape
<div class="unzoomed_thumbnail" style="width:140px; height:105.102639296px;"><img class="inline_img fake_1.33203125" id="zoomer_72192_8541iip_loading" src="http://www.artsconnected.org/media/9f/03/e136de67d0b04ad64fab0af9db9c/140/120/72192.jpg" class="iip_loading" title="" alt="Tahitian Landscape, Paul Gauguin" height_offset="0" /></div>
Technological Innovation
We can see the effects of different technologies on nineteenth century art in Japan and Europe.
In the 21st century, we may think of technology only as electronic. However, artists and craftspeople all over the world have been developing new technologies for millennia. For example artists and craftspeople in Africa have devised many ways to store and carry the necessities of daily life.
Lunch Basket
This African container is made from plant fiber and leather.
<div class="unzoomed_thumbnail" style="width:140px; height:91.6015625px;"><img class="inline_img fake_1.52835820896" id="zoomer_70907_40394iip_loading" src="http://www.artsconnected.org/media/60/5c/11b8cb0541a3c382897da24276d2/140/120/70907.jpg" class="iip_loading" title="" alt="Lunch Basket, Artist Unknown (Beta Israel)" height_offset="0" /></div>
Icon polyptic and leather case
An Ethiopian craftsman designed this carrying case specifically to protect a religious object.
<div class="unzoomed_thumbnail" style="width:140px; height:120px;"><img class="inline_img fake_1.15885416667" id="zoomer_103750_34401iip_loading" src="http://www.artsconnected.org/media/6a/ae/4b803fdb4babd5b78e0f059c72ed/140/120/103750.jpg" class="iip_loading" title="" alt="Icon polyptic and leather case, Artist Unknown (Ethiopia)" height_offset="0" /></div>
Ritual Vessel
This African container is made of fired clay.
<div class="unzoomed_thumbnail" style="width:140px; height:120px;"><img class="inline_img fake_0.985677083333" id="zoomer_96692_37683iip_loading" src="http://www.artsconnected.org/media/f0/35/67d4530a8a8d03ce8d519e600aa4/140/120/96692.jpg" class="iip_loading" title="" alt="Ritual Vessel, Artist Unknown (Dagari)" height_offset="0" /></div>
Storage Jar
A 20th century African artist named Djege Coulibaly made this ceramic storage jar.
<div class="unzoomed_thumbnail" style="width:140px; height:120px;"><img class="inline_img fake_0.81640625" id="zoomer_103301_40137iip_loading" src="http://www.artsconnected.org/media/9e/ab/9252165ec50952c0826655d721e2/140/120/103301.jpg" class="iip_loading" title="" alt="Storage Jar, Djege Coulibaly" height_offset="0" /></div>
Shoulder strap
Someone in north Africa made this beaded strap for carrying something.
<div class="unzoomed_thumbnail" style="width:140px; height:108.496468214px;"><img class="inline_img fake_1.29036458333" id="zoomer_72268_2791iip_loading" src="http://www.artsconnected.org/media/f9/78/e2b5f19dd773a87de2d490cd19de/140/120/72268.jpg" class="iip_loading" title="" alt="Shoulder strap, Artist Unknown (Morocco)" height_offset="0" /></div>
Basket
<div class="unzoomed_thumbnail" style="width:140px; height:120px;"><img class="inline_img fake_1.01953125" id="zoomer_71504_25621iip_loading" src="http://www.artsconnected.org/media/05/1b/ac461a24ead909f736861c0063e1/140/120/71504.jpg" class="iip_loading" title="" alt="Basket, Artist Unknown (Beta Israel)" height_offset="0" /></div>