Red Fuji, by Hokusai
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Red Fuji, by Hokusai
Great Wave off Kanagawa, by Hiroshige
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Ukiyo-e“Pictures of the Floating
World”
What made woodblock prints so popular in early modern
Japan?• Mass production made them affordable
• They could be produced quickly
• More people living in cities with money to spend on prints
• Topics that appealed to average people
Image of the kabuki theatre
Edo Japan’s 4-class System
• Samurai - rulers, bureaucrats, officials
• Peasants - the largest segment of the population, involved in rural agriculture
• Artisan - usually urban, they made and built things
• Merchants - also usually urban, they sold and distributed things
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Black ink and hand-colored versions of prints by Moronobu (late 17th c.)
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Harunobu(mid-18th c.)
Utamaro
Sharaku
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Hiroshige Van Gogh
Hiroshige
Manet
Hokusai Monet