Interpreting Both works shown here exist in several different variations, or versions. What do you know about life during the Tokugawa period that might explain why artists produced different versions of the same subject?

Answer and Explanation:

The Tokugawa period was the golden age of Japan that showed strong artistic, economic growth and lived a great period of peace for more than two centuries. This was such a promising time for Japan that it marked Japanese culture immensely, which is the main reason why there are so many different representations of that time.

At that time, Japan adopted an isolationist policy, which allowed that all artistic and cultural creation did not have the interference of foreign concepts, revealing the pure essence of Japanese culture.

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