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JAPAN: ARTEFACTS AND IMAGES TELL
Japan: Artefacts and Images tell the story covers the time from the Kofun period (4th century-538) to the end o the 20th century. Our focus is on the Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities' extensive collection of objects from urban environments in the Edo period (1615-1868) and the time of nation-building in Japan.

This period coincides with the rule of the House of Vasa and the formation of Sweden as a nation-state. Many phenomena which today are perceived as "typically Japanese" both in Japan itself and internationally, acquired their definitive shape during the Edo period, Japan's cultural history is presented through objects that were used by two social groups, samurais and "townsmen" (chonin, roughly "the middle class"), and these object provide a picture of the contacts between Japan and the rest of the world from the 5th century to the present times. Through a chronological presentation of Japanese objects brought to Sweden from the mid 17th century to the 21st century we illuminate the development of the image of Japan in Sweden.

The historical Japan
JAPAN ARTEFACTS AND IMAGES TELL THE STORY

DYNASTIC CHRONOLOGY
JAPAN
Jōmon (ca 10 500–ca. 300 f v t/BCE)
Yayoi (ca 300 f v t/BCE–300 e v t/CE)
Kofun (ca 300–538)
Asuka- och/and Nara (538–794)
Heian (794–1185)
Kamakura (1185–1392)
Nanbokuchō (1336–1392)
Muromachi (1392–1573)
Momoyama (1573–1615)
Edo (1615–1868)
Meiji (1868–1912)
Taishō (1912–1926)
Shōwa (1926–1989)
Heisei (1989–2019)
Reiwa (2019–nu/present)

CHINA
Tidig stenålder/Early neolitic (10,000 f v t/BCE–5000 f v t/BCE
Sen stenålder/Late neolitic (5000 f v t/BCE–2000 f v t/BCE)
Shang (ca 1600 – ca 1050 f v t/BCE)
Västra Zhou/Western Zhou (ca 1050–771 f v t/BCE)
Östra Zhou/Eastern Zhou (771–256 f v t/BCE)
Qin (221–206 f v t/BCE)
Västra Han/Western Han (206 f v t/BCE–9 e v t/CE)
Östra Han/Eastern Han (25–220 e v t/CE)
De tre kungadömena/Three Kingdoms period (220–265)
Västra Jin/Western Jin (265–317)
Norra och Södra/Period of Northern and Southern (386–589)
Norra Wei/Northern Wei (386–534; norra Kina/north China)
Norra Qi/Northern Qi (550–577; norra Kina/north China)
Sui (581–618) Tang (618–906)
De fem dynastierna/Five Dynasties (907–960)
Liao (907–1125; norra Kina/north China)
Song (960–1279)
Yuan (1279–1368)
Ming (1368–1644)
Qing (1644–1911)
Republiken/Republic Period (1912–1949)
Folkrepubliken/The People’s Republic (1949–nu/present)

KOREA
Stenålderskulturer/Neolithic cultures (ca 7000 f v t/BCE–ca 1000 f v t/ BCE)
Bronsålder I/Bronze Age I (ca 1000 f v t/BCE–ca 500 f v t/BCE)
Bronsålder II, Järnålder I/Bronze Age II, Iron Age I (ca 500 f v t/BCE–ca 0)
Järnålder II/Iron Age II (ca 0–ca 300 e v t/CE)
Tre Kungadömena/Three Kingdoms (ca 300 e v t/CE–668)
Förenade Silla/Unified Silla (668–935)
Barhae (698–926)
Goryeo (918–1392)
Joseon (1392–1897)
Kejsardömet Korea/Korean Empire (1897–1910)
Provisorisk regering/Provisional Government (1919–1948)
Japans annektering och kolonialstyre/Japanese annexation and colonial rule (1910–45)
Delning av Korea 1945–nu/Division of Korea 1945–present
Koreakriget/Korean War 1950–1953

SYDASIEN/SOUTH ASIA
Norr/North
Jordbrukarstenålder/Neolithic cultures (ca 8000–4500 f v t/BCE)
Kopparstenålder/Chalcolithic cultures (ca 4500–2600 f v t/BCE)
Tidig Induskultur/Early Indus Valley civilization (ca 5000–2500 f v t/BCE)
Induskultur/Indus Valley civilization (2500–2000 f v t/BCE)
Sen Induskultur/Late Indus Valley civilization (1900–1700 f v t/BCE)
Järnålder/Iron Age (ca 1300 f v t/BCE – fortsatt/onwards)
Indus-Ganges kulturer, Vedisk period/Indo-Gangetic cultures, Vedic period (ca 1900–800 f v t/BCE)
Regionala kungadömen och republiker/regional kingdoms and republics (700-tal/8th century–500-tal/ 6th century f v t/BCE)
Magadhaperioden/Magadha period (600-tal/7th century–ca 320 f v t/BCE)
Maurya imperiet/Mauryan empire (ca 323–185 f v t/BCE)
Kushan imperiet/Kushan empire (ca 100-tal/2nd century f v t/ BCE–200-talet/3rd century e v t/CE)
Guptaperioden/Gupta period (ca 320–510)
Harsha-dynastin/Harsha dynasty (600-tal)
Pala- och Sena dynastierna/Pala and Sena dynasties (ca 700–1200)
Sultanat perioden/Sultanate period (1200-tal/13th century– 1500-tal/16th century)
Mughal dynastin/Mughal dynasty (1526–1858)
Brittiskt styre i olika men ökande grad över allt större område över tid (1757–1858) land areas through time (1757–1858)
Brittisk kronkoloni/British Crown colony (1858–1947)
Republiken Indien/Republic of India (1947–nu/present)
Islamiska republiken Pakistan/Islamic Republic of Pakistan (1947–nu/present)
Folkrepubliken Bangladesh/Peoples Republic of Bangladesh (1971–nu/present)

Japan. Föremål och bilder berättar sträcker sig i tid Fokus ligger på museets omfattande samling föremål nations byggandets Japan. Denna tid överlappar därmed Vasatid och Stormaktstid och nations byggandet i utanför Japan fick sin bestämda form under Edo-perioden. Japans specifika kulturhistoria presenteras genom föremål som använts av två urbana chōnin genom att via föremål gestalta omvärlds kontakter under tidsspannet 400-talet efter vår tideräkning till nutid. Genom en kronologisk presentation av japanska föremål som tas till Sverige från 1600-talets mitt till 2000-tal öppnas frågan om hur bilden av Japan formas i Sverige.

Karta
KYOTO OSAKA SAKAI ISE NARA NAGOYA SETO KUTANI SEKIGAHARA KAMAKURA HOKKAIDO HONSHU SHIKOKU KYUSHU KURILERNA /KURIL ISLANDS EDO/TOKYO NAGASAKI KAGOSHIMA SATSUMA ARITA
Det historiska Japan
JAPAN FÖREMÅL OCH BILDER BERÄTTAR

SAMTIDIGHETSTABELL
JAPAN
Jōmon (ca 10 500–ca. 300 f v t/BCE)
Yayoi (ca 300 f v t/BCE–300 e v t/CE)
Kofun (ca 300–538)
Asuka- och/and Nara (538–794)
Heian (794–1185)
Kamakura (1185–1392)
Nanbokuchō (1336–1392)
Muromachi (1392–1573)
Momoyama (1573–1615)
Edo (1615–1868)
Meiji (1868–1912)
Taishō (1912–1926)
Shōwa (1926–1989)
Heisei (1989–2019)
Reiwa (2019–nu/present)

KINA/CHINA
Tidig stenålder/Early neolitic (10,000 f v t/BCE–5000 f v t/BCE
Sen stenålder/Late neolitic (5000 f v t/BCE–2000 f v t/BCE)
Shang (ca 1600 – ca 1050 f v t/BCE)
Västra Zhou/Western Zhou (ca 1050–771 f v t/BCE)
Östra Zhou/Eastern Zhou (771–256 f v t/BCE)
Qin (221–206 f v t/BCE)
Västra Han/Western Han (206 f v t/BCE–9 e v t/CE)
Östra Han/Eastern Han (25–220 e v t/CE)
De tre kungadömena/Three Kingdoms period (220–265)
Västra Jin/Western Jin (265–317)
Norra och Södra/Period of Northern and Southern (386–589)
Norra Wei/Northern Wei (386–534; norra Kina/north China)
Norra Qi/Northern Qi (550–577; norra Kina/north China)
Sui (581–618) Tang (618–906)
De fem dynastierna/Five Dynasties (907–960)
Liao (907–1125; norra Kina/north China)
Song (960–1279)
Yuan (1279–1368)
Ming (1368–1644)
Qing (1644–1911)
Republiken/Republic Period (1912–1949)
Folkrepubliken/The People’s Republic (1949–nu/present)

KOREA
Stenålderskulturer/Neolithic cultures (ca 7000 f v t/BCE–ca 1000 f v t/ BCE)
Bronsålder I/Bronze Age I (ca 1000 f v t/BCE–ca 500 f v t/BCE)
Bronsålder II, Järnålder I/Bronze Age II, Iron Age I (ca 500 f v t/BCE–ca 0)
Järnålder II/Iron Age II (ca 0–ca 300 e v t/CE)
Tre Kungadömena/Three Kingdoms (ca 300 e v t/CE–668)
Förenade Silla/Unified Silla (668–935)
Barhae (698–926)
Goryeo (918–1392)
Joseon (1392–1897)
Kejsardömet Korea/Korean Empire (1897–1910)
Provisorisk regering/Provisional Government (1919–1948)
Japans annektering och kolonialstyre/Japanese annexation and colonial rule (1910–45)
Delning av Korea 1945–nu/Division of Korea 1945–present
Koreakriget/Korean War 1950–1953

SYDASIEN/SOUTH ASIA
Norr/North
Jordbrukarstenålder/Neolithic cultures (ca 8000–4500 f v t/BCE)
Kopparstenålder/Chalcolithic cultures (ca 4500–2600 f v t/BCE)
Tidig Induskultur/Early Indus Valley civilization (ca 5000–2500 f v t/BCE)
Induskultur/Indus Valley civilization (2500–2000 f v t/BCE)
Sen Induskultur/Late Indus Valley civilization (1900–1700 f v t/BCE)
Järnålder/Iron Age (ca 1300 f v t/BCE – fortsatt/onwards)
Indus-Ganges kulturer, Vedisk period/Indo-Gangetic cultures, Vedic period (ca 1900–800 f v t/BCE)
Regionala kungadömen och republiker/regional kingdoms and republics (700-tal/8th century–500-tal/ 6th century f v t/BCE)
Magadhaperioden/Magadha period (600-tal/7th century–ca 320 f v t/BCE)
Maurya imperiet/Mauryan empire (ca 323–185 f v t/BCE)
Kushan imperiet/Kushan empire (ca 100-tal/2nd century f v t/ BCE–200-talet/3rd century e v t/CE)
Guptaperioden/Gupta period (ca 320–510)
Harsha-dynastin/Harsha dynasty (600-tal)
Pala- och Sena dynastierna/Pala and Sena dynasties (ca 700–1200)
Sultanat perioden/Sultanate period (1200-tal/13th century– 1500-tal/16th century)
Mughal dynastin/Mughal dynasty (1526–1858)
Brittiskt styre i olika men ökande grad över allt större område över tid (1757–1858) land areas through time (1757–1858)
Brittisk kronkoloni/British Crown colony (1858–1947)
Republiken Indien/Republic of India (1947–nu/present)
Islamiska republiken Pakistan/Islamic Republic of Pakistan (1947–nu/present)
Folkrepubliken Bangladesh/Peoples Republic of Bangladesh (1971–nu/present)