Editing Meiji era (section)

=== Textiles ===
The 1902 edition of ''[[Encyclopædia Britannica]]'' wrote, "In no branch of applied art does the decorative genius of Japan show more attractive results than that of textile fabrics, and in none has there been more conspicuous progress during recent years. [...] Kawashima of Kyoto [...] inaugurated the departure a few years ago by copying a [[Gobelins Manufactory|Gobelin]], but it may safely be asserted that no Gobelin will bear comparison with the pieces now produced in Japan".<ref name="eb1902">"Japan" in [[:File:1902_Encyclopædia_Britannica_-_Volume_29_-_GLA-JUT.pdf|''Encyclopædia Britannica'' (1902), Volume 29]], pages 724–725.</ref> Very large, colorful pictorial works were being produced in Kyoto. Embroidery had become an art form in its own right, adopting a range of pictorial techniques such as [[chiaroscuro]] and [[aerial perspective]].<ref name="eb1902" />
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