Taishō period
The Taishō period saw the predominance of "Yōga" over "Nihonga". After long stays in Europe, many artists (including Arishima Ikuma) returned to Japan under the reign of Yoshihito, bringing with them the techniques of Impressionism and early Post-Impressionism. The works of Camille Pissarro, Paul Cézanne and Pierre-Auguste Renoir influenced early Taishō period paintings. However, "yōga" artists in the Taishō period also tended towards eclecticism, and there was a profusion of dissident artistic movements. These included the Fusain Society ("Fyuzankai") which emphasized styles of post-impressionism, especially Fauvism. In 1914, the "Nikakai" (Second Division Society) emerged to oppose the government-sponsored Bunten Exhibition.