Artist unknown Japanese, early 18th century

In 1603, Tokugawa Ieyasu established the shogunate, marking the beginning of the Edo period.¹

The Ejima-Ikushima scandal of 1714 led to the exile of Kaigetsudō Ando.¹

The Meiji Restoration in 1868 marked the beginning of Japan's modernization and the influx of Western styles.²