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Publisher: Taiwan Heritage Co. Ltd. Published date: November 30, 2004, 2nd Edition Language: English and Chinese (bilingual) Shipping Weight: 38.5 pounds (10 volumes) | Ten volumes of luxuriously bound books with gold and silver colored cover, consist of pages of colorful pictures and classical designs printed on the most specially selected fine quality paper. | Price and Delivery Details |
By-gone Era (1895-1945) Taiwan's Town and Country Settlement To pair up with the Landscapes of the Island Country - The Geological Development of Taiwan which describes and analyses the development of Taiwan's geography, is a geography of humanities. This book records the relationship between land and people, its history of development, such as the development of meeting places, and streets, people's cultures and its insight, religion, and personalities.
Hardcover: 270 pages |
The Interpretation of Taiwan The modern fine arts of Taiwan is a link in the modernization of Taiwan under Japanese rule. And so to survey the Taiwan fine arts in general during Japanese occupation is the key to studying the history of Taiwan fine arts. In this volume, there are not only productions of veteran Taiwan painters but also art works of Japanese painters touring Taiwan, and even art pieces of the painters who resided in Taiwan but had never put their paintings in any art exhibition, and pictures of those who only designed or only did illustrations for books. When we admire and glance over these paintings, not only can we observe Taiwan landscapes through the eyes of a different culture, but also from a Taiwanese point of view to enjoy and be nourished by a sense of beauty. This volume will certainly bring about a strange yet familiar visual impact to Taiwan fine arts history.
Hardcover: 238 pages |
(1895-1945) The Development of the Natural Geography of Taiwan This is a collection of maps meticulously drawn during the period of Japanese Era. It is not only a book of highly artistic drawings for the appreciation of the arts, but also an essential reference book for the studies of Taiwan geography. This book describes how Japanese explored and developed Taiwan natural resources under their rule. There are many photos of scenery seaports, rivers, oceans, mountains and forests, which created systematically the topography, geography and climate of Taiwan.
Hardcover: 262 pages |
The Culture and Arts of Taiwan Aborigines As the aborigine culture was on the wane and their self-awareness was on the rise, evaluating the development of one's own culture became urgent. In view of this, we forwent the traditional way of chiefly relying on Han scholars to do the writing. Instead, we invited various anthropologists and historians of aboriginal origins and asked them to collect materials and compile a record to establish a history on aboriginal civilization. We believe this new way of cooperation is worth trying.
Hardcover: 262 pages |
The Rare Collection (1895-1945) The art of painting shown on postcards is a gradually vanishing creation. The paintings on such a small square are characteristic of the exquisite Japanese art and embody rich ethnic legends, cultural and religious ideas, portraits of vanity fair and descriptions of Japanese life style. This volume consists of over a hundred postcard drawings of the Japanese during the Japanese era. Their rich imagination, dramatic exaggeration, ideas shown by calligraphy, and elegant lines combined with aesthetics are the best illustrations of the origin of Japanese fine arts.
Hardcover: 238 pages |
(1717-1895) Title deeds of land are very important historical items in the studies of the systems of transactions of land ownership, the history of the exploration of different areas, and tribal movements. From hundreds of various Taiwan title deeds of different ages and areas, title deeds of various natures and classifications, this book has selected and printed the most complete and typical ones. The whole collection was selected and compiled by scholars, who were specialized in ancient Taiwan title land deeds used from the 56th year of Chinese Emperor Kang Xi (1717) to the occupation by Japan (1895).
Hardcover: 270 pages |
Taiwan's Industrial Development (1895-1945 At the end of 19th century, after Taiwan was occupied by Japan, the economy in Taiwan was executed and performed under colonial control, which left a deep influence on the Taiwanese economy. Taiwan's considerable economic strength at the end of the 20th century is a powerful reflection of these historical facts. This book studies the industrial management under Japanese control.
Hardcover: 270 pages |
The Colonial Taiwan Governor (1895-1945) During the 50 year occupation, gloomy shadows still remain in the minds of Taiwan people, but on the other hand, exemplary construction deeds remain tall. The rise of imperialist Japan and its colonial policy to Taiwan are the prologue to the studies of modern day Japan and the history of the Japanese occupation of Taiwan Sorting out this period of history by photos is to refresh people's minds of the true history.
Hardcover: 264 pages |
Unlike traditional history books, this book is based on architecture projects, citadels and monumental tablets. We use historic facts to show clearly the exploration and development and the historical position of Taiwan.
Hardcover: 270 pages |
(1895-1945) A record of 50 years of Japanese rule is shown through bountiful photographic material. The true facts of Japanese are analysed from different directions and social strata, and connections are systematically drawn between their policies of relevancy, causality and macrostructure.
Hardcover: 240 pages |
Japan-Taiwan Governor's Office The sets of postcards during the times of Japanese colonization of Taiwan were mostly issued by the Governor's Office or other semi-official organizations. Prior to World War II except in mainland Japan, all postcards were issued in the name of Japanese government agencies in its colonies, including Taiwan, Korea, Sakhalin, territories leased or occupied in China, and other territories under its commissioned sovereignty. Those issued postcards were referred to as "official leaves." The "Commemorative Postcard Collection of Japanese Commencement of Reign" issued by Japan-Taiwan Governor's Office, were narrated from the historical viewpoints of Japan, on 17th of June (Taiwan Commencement Day) every year since 1905-1935. There were only 21 sets because the yearly issuing was interrupted in 1913 when Emperor Meiji passed away and between 1926-1931 when there was great turmoil in mainland Japan. In addition, there were no issuance from 1936-1945 since the Japanese invading to China and the World War II. |
The Japan-Taiwan Governor's Office With no experience as a colonial power, the first phase of Japan's rule consisted largely of effort to assimilate the people under its administration. Colonial policies were relatively mild for the most part. Assimilation education and isolationism were the outstanding feature of this period in education. The stress was on instruction in Japanese and strengthening of the public primary school, with an emphasis on primary education as well as the training of low-level technical workers.
In the reinforcement of colonial control and assimilation the Governor's Office promulgated the "Taiwan Education Act" in 1919. In 1922 a desegregation program for Taiwanese and Japanese was instituted in form to reduce the differences between education of the two peoples in Taiwan. In addition, normal school and vocational school were established to meet the basic needs of Japan's colonial system. The rise of the "southward policy" caused the Japanese to pay closer attention to Taiwan's aborigines, many of whom felt a close affinity for the peoples of the Southeast Asia. The Japanese also put together a military unit know as the voluntary troops of aborigines to fight in the Southeast Asia. Meanwhile the strengthening of the "Imperial Rule" movement forced more Taiwanese to adopt worship practices at Japanese shrines and to take on Japanese names. These policies continued all the way up to the conclusion of World War II. |
These hand-painted postcards are usually not only the apotheosis of the decorative nature of the Japanese art, but also works that show personality and ingenuity. They can reflect the painters' ideas of creation and their actual feelings about the society more than ordinary works that were created for the sole purpose of creation or other well-known Ukiyoe. The traces of emotions experienced by the artists in the real world are shown in these works. They are not large-scale grand works, nor do they contain soul-stirring themes, yet the artistic value of these works is not all diminished. On the contrary, because these are unique originals done by hand, and not affordable for the average people, they are valued all the more by Ukiyoe collectors. |
In general, the category of written contracts includes all deeds relating to the ownership of private lands, the lease of agrarian farm lands, purchases, sales, mortgages, loans, commercial ventures, and inheritance. Since 1895 the Japanese era in Taiwan, the Japanese authorities ordered that all private lands be registered with the authorities and that contracts relating to real estate purchase be simplified. The authorities also recognized the time-honored practices relating to land purchase, and considered the contracts executed under such practices as valid legal documents. Despite having a comprehensive body of law relating to ownership of personal properties, the court also relies on land document dating back to the Ching Dynasty. |
From the Ching government to the early period of Japanese rule, with the establishment of "savage borders", indigenous people got to keep their land and cultural identity. However, ever since 1909, Japanese rulers initiated a suppressive policy for governing aborigines, as well as a progressive cultural strategy and the implementation of land ownership for immigrants. Indigenous people were forced to move around and share their land. In the end, Taiwan's aborigines finally lost their land and their culture. Japanese policies of "governing savages" enacted by the Taiwan Governor's Office included occupying land and resources, as well as re-educating Taiwanese people to become pure Japanese. In fact, this policy aimed at developing resources and the economy. Other than that, the Japanese also made it their goal to create a secure environment for them to inhabit. |
Yoshita was a master who specialized in bird's-eye-view panoramas of scenic spots popular in Japan at the time. He painted the scenery along Japan's railroads, towns and cities nestled in the mountains, and bird's-eye-view of major cities, as well as conducting on-foot sketch-tours of all the "eight vistas" and "25 beautiful locales" of Japan. All in all, he left behind about 300 fetching depictions of scenic destinations from Sakhalin in the north of Japan to Kyushu in the south, and across to Taiwan. He was referred to as "the modern Hiroshige" of Japan. (Hiroshige was a famous master of Ukiyoe during Edo era). |
(1927-1943) The Taiwan Exhibition of Fine Art was the largest-scale officially-sponsored exhibition in fifty years of Japanese rule in Taiwan. From its establishment in 1927, it guided the functions leading to the fine arts becoming part of society, it became a segment of Taiwan urban culture in the late years of Japanese rule. In October 1927, the first Taiwan Exhibition opened amidst a grand display of ceremony. It comprised two divisions: Japanese-style Paintings and Western-style Paintings. The judges were four Japanese instructors teaching in Taiwan. The Japanese-style Paintings division there were Gohala (1892-1965) and Kinoshita Segai (1887-1990); the Western-style Paintings division there were Iskikawa Kinichiro and Shiozuki Toho (1886-1962). The regulations specified that anyone who lived in Taiwan could submit pieces for display, so both Taiwanese and Japanese were represented, and the competition was of course very intense. |