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SMALL ESSAY PROMPT ANALYZE WHY JAPAN ADOPTED SOME EUROPEAN IDEAS WHILE REJECTING OTHERS DURING 17th and 18th centuries (use evidence from all three documents below please and thanks so much)

SMALL ESSAY PROMPT ANALYZE WHY JAPAN ADOPTED SOME EUROPEAN IDEAS WHILE REJECTING OTHERS DURING 17th and 18th centuries (use evidence from all three documents below please and thanks so much)

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SMALL ESSAY PROMPT ANALYZE WHY JAPAN ADOPTED SOME EUROPEAN IDEAS WHILE REJECTING OTHERS DURING 17th and 18th centuries (use evidence from all three documents below please and thanks so much)

M Inbox Com L. Grou ← → C Û MCPS Resources ||| Docu Docu mymcps classroom D X Document... 40 File Edit View Tools Help Acce Docu docs.google.com/document/d/1zRX0Ja02hZ190tc2wVX8S. <✩ physics classroom DOCL Request edit access + ck TW Document 8: Shiba Kōkan, Discussing Western Painting (Seiyōga dan) (1799) [Adapted] Shiba Kökan (1747-1818) was a Japanese artist who painted in traditional Chinese and Japanese styles before he adopted a Western style of painting. He learned about Western art from Dutch scholars and became known as the father of Western-style painting in Japan. Kōkan also studied astronomy as part of Dutch Studies and used Copernicus' work to draw world maps and diagrams of the earth, sun, and moon. The various countries of the West all have the same style of painting. Since this style was introduced to Japan by the Dutch, and since today there are numerous examples of Dutch art in Japan, we call all Western paintings "Dutch paintings." The technique employed in this art produces a true representation of reality, greatly different from the style that is used in Japan. Many persons in Japan--among them those who paint in the traditional Chinese or Japanese technique--consider Western-style painting ridiculous and have no desire to learn the Western method. Not only do they think it unworthy of study, but they feel that it has no artistic value and cannot be called painting at all! They seem to think that the artistic creations of the West are mere artisan's work. This is indeed an extremely foolish notion... Many Easterners consider Western art to be no more than "perspective pictures," but this belief is utterly wrong for the reason I have stated previously: a picture that does not represent reality faithfully is not well done. There is far more to realistic painting than the mere drawing of perspective. Eastern pictures have no accuracy of detail, and without such accuracy, a picture is not really a picture at all. To paint reality is to paint all objects--landscapes, birds, flowers, cows, sheep, trees, rocks, or insects-exactly as the original objects appear, thereby actually bringing the drawing to life. No technique other than that of the West can achieve this feeling of reality. When a Western painter looks at the work of an Eastern artist, he surely must see it as the mere playing of a child, hardly worthy of the name "painting." But when an Eastern artist, who is used to living with his horrible paintings, has an opportunity to compare his work with the distinctly superior Western art, he stupidly considers the latter merely another school of art, calling it "perspective painting." Obviously, such categorizing represents an extreme misunderstanding of Western painting. > Sh Document 3: Xavier Goa Letter - X ← → CO MCPS Resources ||| + docs.google.com/document/d/1KW5h5YJL_2Mo... < ☆ mymcps classroom *physics classroom D... 400 File Edit View Tools Request edit access ek Share Document 3: St. Francis Xavier, Letter from Japan, to the Society of Jesus at Goa, 1551 Francis Xavier (1506-1552), was one of the original founders of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) in 1534. Hel I became a Catholic missionary who traveled on missions in Asia including India, Indonesia, and Japan. Xavier converted thousands to Christianity and was declared a saint in 1622. Xavier was the first Christian missionary in Japan, a country in which Buddhism was the dominant religion. Xavier sought the permission and conversion of daimyos before proselytizing in the areas they controlled. However, he found his missionary work more challenging in Japan due to language and cultural barriers. ...Some of the noblemen also invited us to their houses, that they might hear about our religion with more convenience. They promised of their own accord, that if they came to think it better than their own, they would unhesitatingly embrace it. Many of them heard what we had to say about the law of God very willingly; some, on the other hand, were angry at it, and even went so far as to laugh at what we said. So, wherever we went through the streets of the city, we were followed by a small crowd of boys of the lowest dregs of the populace, laughing at us and mocking us with some such words as these: "There go the men who tell us that we must embrace the law of God in order to be saved, because we cannot be rescued from destruction except by the Maker of all things and by His Son! There go the men who declare that it is wicked to have more than one wife!" In the same way they made a joke and play of the other articles of our religion. ... ...We remained many days in that city, and preached to the people in the streets and at the crossroads. Many of them listened to the wonderful deeds of Christ with avidity, and when we came to His most bitter death, they were unable to restrain their tears. Nevertheless, very few actually became Christians. Nov 16 9:25 US 31 Ⓒ +
Transcribed Image Text:M Inbox Com L. Grou ← → C Û MCPS Resources ||| Docu Docu mymcps classroom D X Document... 40 File Edit View Tools Help Acce Docu docs.google.com/document/d/1zRX0Ja02hZ190tc2wVX8S. <✩ physics classroom DOCL Request edit access + ck TW Document 8: Shiba Kōkan, Discussing Western Painting (Seiyōga dan) (1799) [Adapted] Shiba Kökan (1747-1818) was a Japanese artist who painted in traditional Chinese and Japanese styles before he adopted a Western style of painting. He learned about Western art from Dutch scholars and became known as the father of Western-style painting in Japan. Kōkan also studied astronomy as part of Dutch Studies and used Copernicus' work to draw world maps and diagrams of the earth, sun, and moon. The various countries of the West all have the same style of painting. Since this style was introduced to Japan by the Dutch, and since today there are numerous examples of Dutch art in Japan, we call all Western paintings "Dutch paintings." The technique employed in this art produces a true representation of reality, greatly different from the style that is used in Japan. Many persons in Japan--among them those who paint in the traditional Chinese or Japanese technique--consider Western-style painting ridiculous and have no desire to learn the Western method. Not only do they think it unworthy of study, but they feel that it has no artistic value and cannot be called painting at all! They seem to think that the artistic creations of the West are mere artisan's work. This is indeed an extremely foolish notion... Many Easterners consider Western art to be no more than "perspective pictures," but this belief is utterly wrong for the reason I have stated previously: a picture that does not represent reality faithfully is not well done. There is far more to realistic painting than the mere drawing of perspective. Eastern pictures have no accuracy of detail, and without such accuracy, a picture is not really a picture at all. To paint reality is to paint all objects--landscapes, birds, flowers, cows, sheep, trees, rocks, or insects-exactly as the original objects appear, thereby actually bringing the drawing to life. No technique other than that of the West can achieve this feeling of reality. When a Western painter looks at the work of an Eastern artist, he surely must see it as the mere playing of a child, hardly worthy of the name "painting." But when an Eastern artist, who is used to living with his horrible paintings, has an opportunity to compare his work with the distinctly superior Western art, he stupidly considers the latter merely another school of art, calling it "perspective painting." Obviously, such categorizing represents an extreme misunderstanding of Western painting. > Sh Document 3: Xavier Goa Letter - X ← → CO MCPS Resources ||| + docs.google.com/document/d/1KW5h5YJL_2Mo... < ☆ mymcps classroom *physics classroom D... 400 File Edit View Tools Request edit access ek Share Document 3: St. Francis Xavier, Letter from Japan, to the Society of Jesus at Goa, 1551 Francis Xavier (1506-1552), was one of the original founders of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) in 1534. Hel I became a Catholic missionary who traveled on missions in Asia including India, Indonesia, and Japan. Xavier converted thousands to Christianity and was declared a saint in 1622. Xavier was the first Christian missionary in Japan, a country in which Buddhism was the dominant religion. Xavier sought the permission and conversion of daimyos before proselytizing in the areas they controlled. However, he found his missionary work more challenging in Japan due to language and cultural barriers. ...Some of the noblemen also invited us to their houses, that they might hear about our religion with more convenience. They promised of their own accord, that if they came to think it better than their own, they would unhesitatingly embrace it. Many of them heard what we had to say about the law of God very willingly; some, on the other hand, were angry at it, and even went so far as to laugh at what we said. So, wherever we went through the streets of the city, we were followed by a small crowd of boys of the lowest dregs of the populace, laughing at us and mocking us with some such words as these: "There go the men who tell us that we must embrace the law of God in order to be saved, because we cannot be rescued from destruction except by the Maker of all things and by His Son! There go the men who declare that it is wicked to have more than one wife!" In the same way they made a joke and play of the other articles of our religion. ... ...We remained many days in that city, and preached to the people in the streets and at the crossroads. Many of them listened to the wonderful deeds of Christ with avidity, and when we came to His most bitter death, they were unable to restrain their tears. Nevertheless, very few actually became Christians. Nov 16 9:25 US 31 Ⓒ +
amd X Common Writing Task: Japan's cps classroom * physics classroom ideoyoshi Edict Tools Help Group 2 - Google Drive cs.google.com/document/d/1k5pcNUixx4J8PM0-5xpCPSBPey45101FvXPf_409ac8/edit Saved to Drive x Document 4: Hideoyoshi Edict - x + ****** Toyotomi Hideyoshi (1537-1598) was a leading daimyo¹ who completed conquering and unifying Japan. Hideyoshi made social, economic, and political reforms to create stability in a land that was used to constant warfare. Hideyoshi did not trust the loyalty of some powerful lords because they converted Christianity and forced the people they controlled to convert as well. As part of his social reforms, Hideyoshi sought to restrict the spread of Christianity and he expelled European missionaries through edicts. Although edicts were given, Christianity continued to spread. 1. Japan is the country of gods, but has been receiving false teachings from Christian countries. This cannot be tolerated any further. 2. The [missionaries] approach people in provinces and districts to make them their followers, and let them destroy shrines and temples. This is an unheard of outrage. When a vassal receives a province, a district, a village, or another form of a fief', he must consider it as a property entrusted to him on a temporary basis. He must follow the laws of this country, and abide by their intent. However, some vassals illegally [commend part of their fiefs to the church]. This is a culpable offense. 3. The padres¹0, by their special knowledge [in the sciences and medicine], feel that they can at will entice people to become their believers. In doing so they commit the illegal act of destroying the teachings of Buddha prevailing in Japan. These padres cannot be permitted to remain in Japan. They must prepare to leave the country within twenty days of the issuance¹¹ of this notice. 4. The black [Portuguese and Spanish] ships come to Japan to engage in trade. Thus the matter is a separate one. They can continue to engage in trade. 5. Hereafter, anyone who does not hinder the teachings of the Buddha, whether he be a merchant or not, may not come and go freely from Christian countries to Japan. O kami لام اون لاين Nov 16
Transcribed Image Text:amd X Common Writing Task: Japan's cps classroom * physics classroom ideoyoshi Edict Tools Help Group 2 - Google Drive cs.google.com/document/d/1k5pcNUixx4J8PM0-5xpCPSBPey45101FvXPf_409ac8/edit Saved to Drive x Document 4: Hideoyoshi Edict - x + ****** Toyotomi Hideyoshi (1537-1598) was a leading daimyo¹ who completed conquering and unifying Japan. Hideyoshi made social, economic, and political reforms to create stability in a land that was used to constant warfare. Hideyoshi did not trust the loyalty of some powerful lords because they converted Christianity and forced the people they controlled to convert as well. As part of his social reforms, Hideyoshi sought to restrict the spread of Christianity and he expelled European missionaries through edicts. Although edicts were given, Christianity continued to spread. 1. Japan is the country of gods, but has been receiving false teachings from Christian countries. This cannot be tolerated any further. 2. The [missionaries] approach people in provinces and districts to make them their followers, and let them destroy shrines and temples. This is an unheard of outrage. When a vassal receives a province, a district, a village, or another form of a fief', he must consider it as a property entrusted to him on a temporary basis. He must follow the laws of this country, and abide by their intent. However, some vassals illegally [commend part of their fiefs to the church]. This is a culpable offense. 3. The padres¹0, by their special knowledge [in the sciences and medicine], feel that they can at will entice people to become their believers. In doing so they commit the illegal act of destroying the teachings of Buddha prevailing in Japan. These padres cannot be permitted to remain in Japan. They must prepare to leave the country within twenty days of the issuance¹¹ of this notice. 4. The black [Portuguese and Spanish] ships come to Japan to engage in trade. Thus the matter is a separate one. They can continue to engage in trade. 5. Hereafter, anyone who does not hinder the teachings of the Buddha, whether he be a merchant or not, may not come and go freely from Christian countries to Japan. O kami لام اون لاين Nov 16
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