The Influence of Western Culture on the Art of China and Japan (592 words, 2 pages)
Sakoku in english literally translates to locked country. In 1639 in Japan, after suppressing a rebellion blamed on Christian influence, the Shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu retreated into an isolationist policy, the Sakoku. Shogun Iemitsu issued The Edict of 1635 to eliminate Catholic influence, and enforced strict government rules and regulations to ...
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