Ukiyo-e Samurai Prints

5/1/2008 - 4/1/2009

Slips of paper, made of mulberry bark are rubbed with a bamboo barren to create the Ukiyo-e (pictures of a fleeting, floating world). Depicting pursuits of the merchants of Edo (modern day Tokyo), courtesans, cherry blossoms and Kabuki Theatre were among the favorite subjects. For historical information, click here.




Chushingura: Final Act (triptych)
 
 

Five Men, Edo's Flowers
 
 

Kabuki (diptych)
 
 

Kabuki Actor
 
 

Kabuki Actor
 
 

Kabuki Actor
 
 

Kabuki Actor
 
 

Kabuki Actor
 
 

Kabuki Actor
 
 

Kabuki Actor from Agora 100 Poets
 
 

Kabuki Actor, Tales of the Genji
 
 

Kabuki Scene
 
 

Kabuki Scene
 
 

Kabuki Scene 1851-1853
 
 

Samurai
 
 

Samurai
 
 

Samurai Warrior
 
 

Samurai Warrior
 
 

Taiheiki Warrior
 
 

Taiheiki Warrior
 
 

Taiheiki Warrior
 
 
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