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Kiyonaga

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Kiyonaga , 1752-1815, Japanese painter and designer of woodcuts of the Torii school. After working as a bookseller in Tokyo, he took lessons from the Torii master Kiyomitsu but created a more individual linear style. He is best known for his cuts of beautiful women and of warriors. He published (1771-1811) over 100 illustrated books. His unmannered, vivid style had wide appeal and won him many followers. Bibliography: See study by S. Takahashi (1956). Author not available, KIYONAGA. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2007 ... Read more

Kitagawa Utamaro
...Toriyama Sekien, but the greatest influence on him was the work of Kiyonaga, the dominant Ukiyo-e artist of his youth. Utamaro's talent...Utamaro reached his artistic peak. Following in the footsteps of Kiyonaga, he portrayed Japanese women, bringing out their grace and... Read more

ukiyo-e
...x2013;95) is generally considered the originator of the true ukiyo-e print; he gained renown for his woodcut illustrations for popular literature. Other famous ukiyo-e printmakers were Harunobu, Hiroshige , Hokusai , Kiyonaga, Sharaku, and Utamaro . Read more

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