Ukiyo-e

Ukiyo-e Ukiyo-e is one of the most important arts in Japan. As a new art form in the 1700's, these prints became the record of daily life and enjoyment of a new rich Japanese society. Because the Japanese himself believed for a long time that happiness was due to Buddhist interests, the word ukiyo-e really means "a picture of the world that is floating". These prints are real art, reflecting the capitalism of the masses. They recorded popular dress styles, new hairstyles and so on.

Novelist Junichiro Tanizaki is critical of Westerners' superior attitudes who claim to find a higher aesthetics when they discover Ukiyo-e. Ukiyoe believes that it is only the simplest form for understanding Japanese art as seen from Western values, but it was not possible to discuss freely with Confucian morality at the time. Violation of social customs Since the beginning of the 20th century, manga manga and manga historians have developed stories that link the art of the 20th century with the art of Japan. Hokusai's book is not a story, but the special focus of Hokkaido cartoons is that Hokusai cartoon is the predecessor.

The standards included in the classics of ukiyoe are rapidly developing in early literature. Utamaro had a controversy in particular and was regarded as a symbol of the decline of Ukiyo-e's decline by Fenollosa et al .; since that time Utamaro became one of the greatest masters of that form. Artists of the 19th century like Yoshitoshi were ignored and left behind and attracted attention only at the end of the 20th century. The late Guechuan artist's work such as Kunisada and Kuniyoshi evokes the contemporary respect that these artists enjoy. Many recent works are studying the social or other conditions behind art, and I do not mind about the evaluation that makes them fall into recession.