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Red Fuji, by Hokusai

Red Fuji, by Hokusai. Great Wave off Kanagawa, by Hiroshige. 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

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Red Fuji, by Hokusai

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  1. Red Fuji, by Hokusai

  2. Great Wave off Kanagawa, by Hiroshige

  3. Ukiyo-e“Pictures of the Floating World”

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. Black ink and hand-colored versions of prints by Moronobu (late 17th c.)

  7. Harunobu (mid-18th c.)

  8. Utamaro

  9. Sharaku

  10. Hiroshige Van Gogh

  11. Manet Hiroshige Hokusai Monet

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