People in China knew the Qing dynasty was under threat too. The Civil War period had done much harm and China’s defeat by Japan in the Sino-Japanese War of 1895 was a further shock. To China ...

European countries expanded their colonies in Asia and Africa. By the mid-19th century, the western powers had forced the Qing dynasty of China and Japan to open their doors and then asked the same of ...

"He came over and showed me the vase, and I said something a bit dismissive like 'very pretty.' 'No, look at the base!' he said, and showed me the etched marks." A couple was recently browsing the ...

The Ryukyu kingdom for many years had performed a diplomatic balancing act between the Qing dynasty and Japan. But after the Qing dynasty paid compensation, the Meiji government took that as ...

Since 1912, following the downfall of the Qing Dynasty, fine arts education continued to evolve with the times, viewed as a ...