Museum Proposal
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Introduction ....................................................................................... i Okumura Masanobu ......................................................................... 1 Kitagawa Utamaro ............................................................................ 3 Utagawa Kunisada ............................................................................ 7 Utagawa Kuniyasu ............................................................................ 9 Ando Hiroshige .............................................................................. 11 Utagawa Kuniyoshi ......................................................................... 15 Utagawa Kuniteru .......................................................................... 23 References ...................................................................................... 25
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During the Edo period from 1603 to 1867, Japan, fearing European colonization, sought to preserve its traditional culture and history. The Tokugawa shogunate, a military governing power that greatly influenced the people, created a new order restricting Japanese citizens from traveling overseas, returning from abroad, and trading with unauthorized foreign traders. This period of isolation spawned various movements of art that were distinctly Japanese; among these movements was one called Ukiyo-e. Ukiyo-e can be translated to "pictures of the floating world" and was a combination of emaki (traditional picture scrolls) and decorative arts. The earliest works from this movement can be traced back to screen paintings of the entertainment districts and subjects often featured ranged from Kabuki (Japanese theatre) actors to courtesans and erotica. Soon after its emergence, Ukiyo-e artists moved from working with screens to woodblock printing. Images would be drawn on a substrate, which would then be pasted onto a block of
MUSEUM PROPOSAL
proposed by
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Introduction ....................................................................................... i Okumura Masanobu ......................................................................... 1 Kitagawa Utamaro ............................................................................ 3 Utagawa Kunisada ............................................................................ 7 Utagawa Kuniyasu ............................................................................ 9 Ando Hiroshige .............................................................................. 11 Utagawa Kuniyoshi ......................................................................... 15 Utagawa Kuniteru .......................................................................... 23 References ...................................................................................... 25
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During the Edo period from 1603 to 1867, Japan, fearing European colonization, sought to preserve its traditional culture and history. The Tokugawa shogunate, a military governing power that greatly influenced the people, created a new order restricting Japanese citizens from traveling overseas, returning from abroad, and trading with unauthorized foreign traders. This period of isolation spawned various movements of art that were distinctly Japanese; among these movements was one called Ukiyo-e. Ukiyo-e can be translated to "pictures of the floating world" and was a combination of emaki (traditional picture scrolls) and decorative arts. The earliest works from this movement can be traced back to screen paintings of the entertainment districts and subjects often featured ranged from Kabuki (Japanese theatre) actors to courtesans and erotica. Soon after its emergence, Ukiyo-e artists moved from working with screens to woodblock printing. Images would be drawn on a substrate, which would then be pasted onto a block of
References: i Kyoyu and Sofu (1741-1751) by Utagawa Kunisada ��� �����-���� ������ �� ��� ������� (1853) by Utagawa Kuniyasu ����� ������ ������ (1823) by Ando Hiroshige �����-����� �������� �� ������� (������ ������� 1831-1834) by Ando Hiroshige ������-��� ����� �� ����� ���� (1858) by Utagawa Kuniyoshi ������ �� ��� ������� '� �������� (1836)