Japanese Woodblock Prints (1800 - 1868)
By the 19th century, Japanese woodblock prints achieved extraordinary popularity. While the shogunate issued a battery of censorship reforms throughout the 1800s, artists ignored and evaded restrictions with images of indulgent beauties and vibrant kabuki actors. As constraints tightened in the 1840s, bijin-ga (pictures of beautiful women) became earthier in prints by Eizan and Eisen, while kabuki actors persevered in the work of Kunisada (aka Toyokuni III). During this period, ukiyo-e artists also added landscapes, warriors, ghosts and scenes of everyday life to their oeuvre. Artists such as Hokusai and Hiroshige indulged a national wanderlust through Meisho-e or “famous place pictures,” while Kuniyoshi championed musha-e, a genre of warrior and legendary pictures.
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Leaf Warbler, Running Bamboo, Japanese Honeysuckle, and Yellow Rose (No. 19)
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Dusky Thrush, Pea Plants, and Broccoli Flowers (No. 7)
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Bullfinch, Bee, and Morning Glory in Seed (No. 9)
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White-Headed Mannikin, Apricot, and Japanese Rush (No. 20)
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Mountain Finch, Aconite, Cockscomb (No. 30)
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White-cheeked Bunting, Wisteria Bean, and Wild Carnation (No. 6)
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Snipe, Club-Rush, and Morning Glories (No. 23)
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Curly-feathered Chickens and Wild Strawberries (No. 11)
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