This is the first comprehensive English-language study of East Asian art history in a transnational context. This pioneering study proposes an important new framework that focuses on the relationship between China, Japan, and Korea. By reconsidering existing concepts of 'East Asia,' and examining the porousness of boudaries in East Asian art history, the study proposes a new model for understanding trans-local artistic production - in particular the mechanics of interactions - at the turn of the twentieth century.