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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Yoshitora
COMPLETE SERIES: The Story of the Faithful Samurai in The Storehouse of Loyal Retainers
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Hiroshige
Asakusa Ricefield and Torinomachi Festival
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Kuniyoshi
Seba: Musashibo Benkei and Tosabo Shoshun
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Yoshiiku
Leopards in the Roles of Matsuomaru and Genba
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Yoshitsuya
Raising Wind and Rain Competition between Dragon and Tiger
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Mimura, Seizan
Father and Son United: Monkeys Offering Food to a Courtier
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