Decadence: 19th-century Beauties

From the delicate figures of Eizan to the sumptuous women of Eisen and Kunisada, this exhibition explores half a century of feminine beauty. A key genre of ukiyo-e, bijin-ga, or "pictures of beautiful women" captured famous beauties dressed in the latest fashions. While Eizan carried an elegance and subtlety into the early 19th century, the genre grew bolder and brighter at the hand of artists such as Eisen and Kunisada. While 20th-century art historians used the term "decadents" to imply a decline in the woodblock prints of the late Edo period, Decadence: 19th-century Beauties reclaims the term in celebration of the rich color, elaborate textiles, and atmospheric compositions of the era.

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12000390

Artist

  • Eisen
  • Eizan
  • Kunisada

Series

  • 53 Stations of the Tokaido (Eisen)

Subject

  • Actors & Theater
  • Beauties (bijin-ga)
  • Bridges
  • Flowers & Gardens
  • Mt. Fuji
  • Music & Dance
  • Pastimes
  • Portraits
  • Rituals & Beliefs
  • Shunga
  • Spring
  • Summer
  • Tokaido
  • Winter

Period

  • 1800 - 1868 (Edo)

Medium

  • Woodblock Print

Size

  • Small (ie. Chuban)
  • Medium (ie. Oban)

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View of Goten-Yama

Eisen

View of Goten-Yama

JPR-209143

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The Koya Jewel River

Eisen

The Koya Jewel River

JPR-209145

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Flowers

Kunisada

Flowers

JPR-209138

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Beauty and Blooming Cherry Blossoms

Kunisada

Beauty and Blooming Cherry Blossoms

JPR-210064

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Beauty in front of the Nakamura-za Theater

Kunisada

Beauty in front of the Nakamura-za Theater

JPR-210063

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Okazaki, Station 39

Eisen

Okazaki, Station 39

JPR-210052

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Yoshiwara

Eisen

Yoshiwara

JPR5594

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Beauty of the Winding Stream Banquet

Kunisada

Beauty of the Winding Stream Banquet

JPR-209644

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Oiran: Highest-ranking Courtesan

Kunisada

Oiran: Highest-ranking Courtesan

JPR-209643

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The Seventh Month, Tanabata, Lanterns for the Star Festival: The Courtesan Chodayu of the Okamotoya House

Eisen

The Seventh Month, Tanabata, Lanterns for the Star Festival: The Courtesan Chodayu of the Okamotoya House

JP-208460

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Nissaka: The Courtesan Mitsusode of the Owariya

Eisen

Nissaka: The Courtesan Mitsusode of the Owariya

JPR-209549

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Kanbara: Kaoyo of the Tamaya

Eisen

Kanbara: Kaoyo of the Tamaya

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Yoshida: The Courtesan Takanoo from the Sugata-Ebiya

Eisen

Yoshida: The Courtesan Takanoo from the Sugata-Ebiya

JPR-209544

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The Courtesan Hanamurasaki of the Tamaya

Eisen

The Courtesan Hanamurasaki of the Tamaya

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Evening Snow: The Courtesan Yugiri

Eizan

Evening Snow: The Courtesan Yugiri

JPR-209542

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Sakanoshita: The Courtesan Katsuragi from the House of Sanomatsu

Eisen

Sakanoshita: The Courtesan Katsuragi from the House of Sanomatsu

JPR-209089

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View of Sangen Teahouse in Snow at Fukagawa Hachiman Shrine in Toto (Edo)

Kunisada

View of Sangen Teahouse in Snow at Fukagawa Hachiman Shrine in Toto (Edo)

JP-111018

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Mishima

Kunisada

Mishima

JPR-208547

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Peony

Kunisada

Peony

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Night of the Summer Festival

Kunisada

Night of the Summer Festival

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Fine Textiles

Eisen

Fine Textiles

JPR-106519

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Combing His Hair

Eisen

Combing His Hair

JPR-208805

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Hanamado from Ogi-ya Reading a Letter

Eizan

Hanamado from Ogi-ya Reading a Letter

JPR5499

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View of Nakanocho, Shin-Yoshiwara

Eisen

View of Nakanocho, Shin-Yoshiwara

JPR-208599

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