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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Kunisada II (aka Kunimasa III, Toyokuni IV)
Genji on a Cherry Blossom-viewing Excursion
JPR-210894
Sadahide
Events in Oedo Held Throughout the Year: First Sale on the Second Day of the New Year in Nihonbashi
JP-210367
Hiroshige
Night View of Eight Scenic Places in Kanazawa, Musashi Province
JP-210163
Hiroshige
View of Flowers on Sumida River Banks and Mukojima
JP-209191
Toyokuni III
Prince Hikaru Looking in from the Veranda
JPR1-51479
Kuniyoshi
In 1153 at Konoe's Palace the Skilled Archer Yorimasa Shooting the Nue
JP1503
Kuniyoshi
At Kiyomori's Visit to Nunobiki Waterfall, Ghost of Akugenta Yoshihira Strikes Down Nanba Jiro
JPR-84454
Toyokuni III
Fireworks over Ryogoku Bridge in the Eastern Capital: Illustration of the Prosperity of the River Opening
JPR-209061
Toyokuni III
Flowers and Birds: Genji and His Companions
JPR-209056
Toyokuni III
Origin of the Three Shrines at Miyatogawa
JPR-208601
Kuniyoshi
Chinese Heroes Pledge Brotherhood in Peach Garden
JPR-78832
Kuniyoshi
Musashibo Benkei and Minamoto no Ushiwakamaru on Gojo Bridge
JPR-87605
Sadahide
Imitation of Daimyo Procession by Children
JPR-208040