
Impressions of Ukiyo-E
By Woldemar von Seidlitz, Dora AmsdenLength5h 44m
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Ukiyo-e ('pictures of the floating world') is a branch of Japanese art which originated during the period of prosperity in Edo (1615-1868). Characteristic of this period, the prints are the collective work of an artist, an engraver, and a printer. Created on account of their low cost thanks to the progression of the technique, they represent daily life, women, actors of kabuki theatre, or even sumo wrestlers. Landscape would also later establish itself as a favourite subject. Moronobu, the founder, Shunsho, Utamaro, Hokusai, and even Hiroshige are the most widely-celebrated artists of the movement. In 1868, Japan opened up to the West. The masterful technique, the delicacy of the works, and their graphic precision immediately seduced the West and influenced greats such as the Impressionists, Van Gogh, and Klimt. This is known as the period of 'Japonisme'. Through a thematic analysis, Woldemar von Seidlitz and Dora Amsden implicitly underline the immense influence which this movement had on the entire artistic scene of the West. These magnificent prints represent the evolution of the feminine ideal, the place of the Gods, and the importance accorded to landscape, and are also an invaluable witness to a society now long gone.
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GenreOther
Length5 hrs 44 mins
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Publish dateMar 9, 2016
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1IMPRESSIONS OF IMPRESSIONS OF UKIYO-E UKIYO-E
2Index
3The Rise of Ukiyo-e – the Floating World
4As the Popular School (Ukiyo-e)
5— The Rise of Ukiyo-e – the Floating World —
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6— The Rise of Ukiyo-e – the Floating World —
7Genroku. The Golden Era of Romance and Art
8Preoccupation with graves perhaps
9Samurai.”
10— Genroku. The Golden Era of Romance and Art —
11Kuranosuke Yoshio, down to the
12The old and decrepit, the sick
13There were forty-seven Ronin.
14Hishikawa Moronobu. The leader
15The use of the multiple colour
16The national mania for the stage
17School were Torii Kiyomasu and
18— Genroku. The Golden Era of Romance and Art —
19The introduction of genre
20The No Kagura and lyric drama
21About 1765, the art of printing
22From 1765 to 1780 the school
23The Popular School, aided by
24Although the leaders of Ukiyo-
25Analytical Comparisons between the Masters of Ukiyo-e
26— Analytical Comparisons between the Masters of Ukiyo-e —
27If the artist paints butterflies on a
28Quarter.’ Then the comic note
29Main subjects of the art of Ukiyo-e
30Beauties of
31— Main subjects of the art of Ukiyo-e —
32The fact that a courtesan, the
33Gods
34The contrast of the male and
35— Main subjects of the art of Ukiyo-e —
36From here the phenomenon of
37Of course, during the course of
38M A S T E R S
39M
40— MASTERs OF UKIYO-E —
41Moronobu’s portrayals and
42— MASTERs OF UKIYO-E —
43Hishikawa Moronobu, The Kabuki Play, 1679.
44M
45Kiyonobu, both painters, but
46— MASTERs OF UKIYO-E —
47Okumura Masanobu, Banquet Beneath the Maple Trees, c. 1750s.
48The third in the trio, besides
49Kiyonobu and Kiyomasu during the
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