Kokka

Kokka
DisciplineOriental art
LanguageJapanese
Publication details
History1889 to present
Publisher
Kokkasha (Japan)
Standard abbreviations
ISO 4Kokka
Indexing
ISSN0023-2785

Kokka (國華) (lit. 'Flower of the Nation') is a periodical of East Asian art, first issued in October 1889. Kokka was established by Okakura Tenshin, journalist Takahashi Kenzō (高橋健三), and a patron of the arts who sought to challenge the primacy of Western art in Meiji Japan. Kokka is published in Japanese, with contents and some summaries in English. In 1905 an English-language edition was also published.[1] A pioneer of collotype printing in Japan, the publication is renowned for the quality of its images.[2][3]

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  1. ^ Edwardian London Through Japanese Eyes : The Art and Writings of Yoshio Markino, 1897-1915, William S. Rodner, John T. Carpenter, 2011, p. 24
  2. ^ Gosling, Andrew (2011). Asian Treasures: Gems of the Written Word. National Library of Australia. p. 77. ISBN 978-0-642-27722-0.
  3. ^ "Kokka". Asahi Shimbun Publications. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
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