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Irozu mondō : gakkō hitsuyō

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First published in Japan starting in 1873, and was required learning for art students in the fourth grade. During the Meiji Era, when Japan went through major rapid modernization and societal charge, education as much as other aspects of society became highly influenced by Western theory and practice. The work introduces the concepts of Isaac Newton on the color spectrum and purportedly utilized previously existing American educational materials. The front of the book contains a detailed color chart, color wheel (Venn diagram) representing the relationship between primary and secondary colors, and a diagram of the light spectrum, all hand colored. The rest of the book is divided in sections for each color of the spectrum.
Type
Rare Books(Opens in new tab)
Publication date
Meiji 9 [1876]
Call number
722206
Creator
Iehara, Masaki(Opens in new tab)
Provenance
Purchased from Calab Rare Books, July 2023.
Dimensions
20.5×15 cm
Associated people
Shiozu, Kan'ichirō.
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