Foreign Influence
The Chinese
The Chinese had a huge influence on the art of the Tokugawa period.
The Japanese looked to China as good "role models": of sorts and China was often said to be a place of good art and morels. A lot of bases of Japanese art come from Chinese art.
When Obaku monks came to Japan from China they gave the Japanese artists more contemporary views and styles that portrayed into their paintings.
The Europeans
Europeans had a much less significant influence on the Japanese art than the Chinese.
They too bestowed their beliefs on the Japanese, such as Christianity, and taught them about their culture. This had some affect on Japanese art, but all foreigners were banned from entering Japan early into the Tokugawa period and there wasn't much time for the Europeans to leave a lasting print on Japan.
The Chinese had a huge influence on the art of the Tokugawa period.
The Japanese looked to China as good "role models": of sorts and China was often said to be a place of good art and morels. A lot of bases of Japanese art come from Chinese art.
When Obaku monks came to Japan from China they gave the Japanese artists more contemporary views and styles that portrayed into their paintings.
The Europeans
Europeans had a much less significant influence on the Japanese art than the Chinese.
They too bestowed their beliefs on the Japanese, such as Christianity, and taught them about their culture. This had some affect on Japanese art, but all foreigners were banned from entering Japan early into the Tokugawa period and there wasn't much time for the Europeans to leave a lasting print on Japan.
“Landscape of the Four Seasons” by SesshūSesshū