Jacob

Japan and Japanisme During the first few centuries, Japan was generally ruled by competing clans and the political system provided a strong foundation of unity and emperors. To maintain a strong civilization of unity, they would often focus on their traditions and culture so they could ensure their sense of self. Japan was in close contact with China but their designs were unique to each other. China preferred a more formal style that was built on the idea of organization while Japan was the opposite. They preferred asymmetry and imperfections in their work. The Japanese endured designs that had changes and variations. The Japanese would like to implement wood in their designs and this was heavily influenced by their geographical location. Wood and bamboo were abundant in Japan and since there were many earthquakes, wooden buildings were encouraged to maintain protection from natural disasters. This in turn became an outlet for the Japanese to view wood through more creative lenses bec...