
Yōga
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- History
- Early works
- Rising during the Meiji Period
- Japanese reaction against Yōga
- Decline
- Characteristics
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
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is a style of artistic painting in Japan, typically of Japanese subjects, themes, or landscapes, but using Western (European) artistic conventions, techniques, and materials. The term was coined in the Meiji period (1868–1912) to distinguish Western-influenced artwork from indigenous, or more traditional Japanese paintings, or .
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