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Expression of the Edo Period

Expression of the Edo Period. The exploration of Ukiyo - e and Kabuki. By Alissa Hicks With assistance by: Natsumi & Ami. Ukiyo -e. “ Ukiyo ” – “to float” “E” – “picture” Associated with pleasures of rising middle class Commoners could afford to buy and commission ukiyo -e. Genres.

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Expression of the Edo Period

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  1. Expression of the Edo Period The exploration of Ukiyo-eand Kabuki. By Alissa Hicks With assistance by: Natsumi& Ami

  2. Ukiyo-e • “Ukiyo” – “to float” • “E” – “picture” • Associated with pleasures of rising middle class • Commoners could afford to buy and commission ukiyo-e

  3. Genres • Beauties (Bijin-ga) • Celebrated ideal and real women of the time. • Actors (Yakusyae) • Coincided with play performances • Inexpensive and used as souvenirs • Landscapes (Shibaie) • Artists celebrated their surroundings • Used similarly to today’s postcards

  4. Printing Techniques • Publisher – finances print • Decides on theme and quality • Designer – sketches with sumisen (black ink)

  5. Carver (Horishi) – pastes sketch to block and carves out the designs • One for each color including marks to align blocks

  6. Printer (Surishi) applied to actual colors and made the prints • Paper made of mulberry paper due to silky sheen and resistance to tearing

  7. Characteristics • Early – Monochromatic with minimal hand-coloring • Later- many colors, embossing, carving, and paper textures available

  8. Impact of Ukiyo-e on Japan • Japan had early role in printing • Saved time and money to make – Mass Production • Available to common people now, not just rich. • Fine detail available in prints

  9. Kabuki • Means “song and dance technique” • To entertain the audience • Tastes of merchant culture • Recognized as one of Japan’s 3 major theater forms

  10. History • Early forms, all performers were women • First kabuki performed by Okuni and troupe to raise money • Kabuki Odori – known for vulgarity • Women banned by Tokugawa shogun over fighting concerns due to women’s side business • Wakashu (young men’s kabuki) popular next • Banned in 1652 due to “adverse effect on public morals” • Men’s Kabuki (Yaro) • They play all roles • Onnagata – female impersonator roles • Ejima- Ikushima Affair – 1714 • Kabuki jeopardized • Aragoto kabuki style pioneered by 2nd person to use stage name “DanjuroIchikawa”. • Helped save kabuki by holding night performances

  11. Genres/Themes • 3 major categories of Kabuki play types • Jidaimono (Historical) • Sewamono (Domestic) • Shosagoto (Dance) • Common themes • Love • Suicide • Loyalty • Revenge • Honor

  12. Costumes, Wigs, Make-up • Bold colors and patterns for drama • Discards after one 25 day run • Costumes for bushi (samurai) and Kuge (Court nobles) more stylized to represent distance from common people • 4 parts of wigs – Bin, Tabo, Mage, Maegami • Essential due to difference in costume types. • Kudomari – trademark of Kabuki for historical plays • Emotion is expressed through color • Red can be good or represent anger • Blue for jealousy or fear. • White for main characters – purity, aristocracy, refinement

  13. Importance of Kabuki • Longstanding tradition in Japan for centuries • UNSECO - “Masterpiece of Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity” • Way for Japan to continue sharing and teaching future generations about it’s unique culture

  14. References • http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/ukiyo-e/intro.html • http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/ukiy/hd_ukiy.htm • http://www.hokusaionline.co.uk/code/edo_period.html • http://www.historyworld.net/wrldhis/PlainTextHistories.asp?groupid=2023&historyID=ab84 • http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2090.html • http://factsanddetails.com/japan/cat20/sub131/item715.html#chapter-1 • http://www2.ntj.jac.go.jp/unesco/kabuki/en/3/3_02.html • http://web-japan.org/museum/kabuki/about_ka.html • http://www.nippon.com/en/views/b03001/ • www.csse.monash.edu.au • Edoukiyoe.seesaa.net • www.metmuseum.org • https://www.adachi-hanga.com/ukiyo-e/quality/flow • http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/ukiyo-e/early.html • http://www.manyoancollection.org/collection-tour/ukiyoe • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Izumo_No_Okuni • Archive.metropolis.co.jp • www.tafter.it • www.rustixantiques.com • Thestorybehindthefaces.com

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