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Japanese Woodblock Printing in the Tokugawa Period. Moku Hanga. Tokugawa Period (1600-1868). Peaceful period: stability and change Tokugawa Overview Samurais under control of Tokugawa Shogunate Merchant class rising: creates demand for earthly pleasures in the “floating world”
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Japanese Woodblock Printing in the Tokugawa Period MokuHanga
Tokugawa Period (1600-1868) • Peaceful period: stability and change • Tokugawa Overview • Samurais under control of Tokugawa Shogunate • Merchant class rising: creates demand for earthly pleasures in the “floating world” • The Floating World • Arts flourishes
Ukiyo-e Most dominant genre of woodblock printing in Japan Used for artistic woodblocks MokuHanga also used for book printing Edo period (1600-1868) Meiji period (post 1868)
Utamaro 1753-1806 • Charms and tea are brimming overAnd neither gets cold!Let me not wakeFrom this lucky dream of the New YearAt Takashimaya.
Recreating Utamaro’s Masterpiece Today Modern Woodblock Printing
Hokusai (1760-1849) Thirty-six Views of Mt. Fuji