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Tokugawa Ieyasu appointed himself shogun.
This formalized the Edo as the new capital from Kyoto. -
Women had been banned from the kabuki stage.
The Kabuki actors were usually the subject of Japanese woodblock prints. -
Kano Sanraku dies (1559-1635).
They founded the Kano School, which was the dominant, traditional approach to Japanese painting of that era. -
A new policy for the Japanese national seclusion was established.
The Nagasaki Island was open, but only to traders from the Netherlands. -
The Ming Dynasty collapsed.
This dynasty held power in China since 1368. -
The first coloured woodblock prints appeared in the later years of the 17th century.3
The innovative system of colour woodblock making evolved from the production of monochromatic prints, to the complex printing of multiple colours. -
Vienna was under siege by the Ottoman Turks.
the lifting of the siege had marked the end of the Ottoman reign in eastern Europe. -
Ogata Korin died.
Korin established a major Edo style referred to as rinpa. -
The Persian emperor, Nader Shah, invades India.
His army defeated the Mughals at the battle of Karnal. -
Edo has a population of around 1 million people.
In a matter of 100 odd years, Edo went from a population of 1600 people, to a million people. -
The French king, Louis the 16th, is executed. about four years after the French Revolution begins.
He was executed about four years after the French Revolution began. -
Maruyama Okyo (1733-1795) dies.
Okyo established a lyrical, naturalistic style and trained many artists.