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| ==Timeline of 1897== | | ==Timeline of 1897== |
| + | *1897/10/12 [[King Gojong]] declares the establishment of the [[Korean Empire]]. |
| + | *1897/11/1 [[Juye Incident]] in China - Bandits kill two German missionaries, sparking the beginning of a Scramble for Concessions, as Germany (in retaliation), and then Russia, Britain, France, and Japan (seeking to not lose out to Germany), seize territories or otherwise establish [[spheres of influence]] in China. |
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| ==Other Events of 1897== | | ==Other Events of 1897== |
| + | *Japan switches from a ''de facto'' silver standard to a gold standard. |
| + | *[[John La Farge]] publishes his ''[[An Artist's Letters from Japan]]''. |
| + | *[[Kabuki]] is filmed for the first time. |
| *[[Mutsu Hirokichi]] returns to Japan from appointment in Washington. | | *[[Mutsu Hirokichi]] returns to Japan from appointment in Washington. |
| + | *[[Inabatake Katsutaro|Inabatake Katsutarô]] introduces the cinematograph to Japan. |
| *[[Okakura Kakuzo|Okakura Kakuzô]] leaves the [[Tokyo School of Fine Arts]] amid scandal. | | *[[Okakura Kakuzo|Okakura Kakuzô]] leaves the [[Tokyo School of Fine Arts]] amid scandal. |
| + | *The [[Old Shrines and Temples Preservation Act]] is enacted. |
| + | *"Mainland" legal system is extended to [[Okinawa prefecture]]. |
| *Former Shogun [[Tokugawa Yoshinobu]] moves to Tokyo. | | *Former Shogun [[Tokugawa Yoshinobu]] moves to Tokyo. |
| + | *[[Torii Ryuzo|Torii Ryûzô]] visits Okinawa for the first time, to investigate local customs. |
| + | *Second Venice Biennale enforces strict guidelines on what counts as "contemporary pure art." All Japanese art in traditional formats is deemed "applied arts," and is excluded from the exhibition. |
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| ===Births and Deaths=== | | ===Births and Deaths=== |
| + | *[[Rutherford Alcock]] dies (b. [[1809]]). |
| + | *[[Empress Eisho|Empress Dowager Eishô]] dies. Her funeral is the first imperial funeral to be conducted with entirely [[Shinto]] rites, expunged of [[Buddhism|Buddhist]] elements. |
| *[[Goto Shojiro|Gotô Shôjirô]] dies (b. [[1838]]). | | *[[Goto Shojiro|Gotô Shôjirô]] dies (b. [[1838]]). |
| + | *[[Ishiwata Koitsu|Ishiwata Kôitsu]] is born (d. 1987). |
| *[[Mutsu Munemitsu]] dies (b. [[1844]]). | | *[[Mutsu Munemitsu]] dies (b. [[1844]]). |
| *[[Nakajima Nobori]] dies (b. [[1838]]). | | *[[Nakajima Nobori]] dies (b. [[1838]]). |
| + | *''[[Guohua]]'' painter [[Pan Tianshou]] is born (d. 1971). |
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