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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Yoshiiku
Murota Kageyu-jikan Yoshitaka (Kuroda Yoshitaka)
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Kuniyoshi
The Capture of Kidomaru by Minamoto no Raiko
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Kunisada II (aka Kunimasa III, Toyokuni IV)
Minamoto no Yorimitsu and Four Retainers Defeating Shutendoji
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Kuniyoshi
In 1153 at Konoe's Palace the Skilled Archer Yorimasa Shooting the Nue
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Kuniyoshi
At Kiyomori's Visit to Nunobiki Waterfall, Ghost of Akugenta Yoshihira Strikes Down Nanba Jiro
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Toyokuni III
Ichikawa Danjuro VIII as Endo Musha: Poem by Fujiwara no Nakafumi
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Hokusai
Fourth Month: The Fishmonger and His Lover
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Kuniyoshi
Minamoto no Yoriie Watching Asahina Yoshihide Fighting Two Crocodiles at Kotsubo in Kamakura
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Kuniyoshi
Comical Panoramic View of Yoritomo’s Hunting Party under Mt. Fuji
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Kuniyoshi
Complete Album: Biographies of the Loyal Retainers
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