JAPANESE TRADITIONAL PAINTING – UKIYOE

Index

1.Masterpieces of woman painting KITAGAWA UTAMARO (喜多川歌麿)

2.Impact of vision TOUSYUSAI SYARAKU(東洲斎写楽)

3.Master of scenery KATUSIKA HOKUSAI(葛飾北斎)

Masterpieces of woman painting KITAGAWA UTAMARO (喜多川歌麿)

 UTAMRO is good at painting woman. Most actor of his artwork is woman. Especially prostitute. The feature of his work is the face, that beautiful and mysteries.

Impact of vision TOUSYUSAI SYARAKU(東洲斎写楽)

you might have chance to see this painting in SENTO or other place which need divide women and men. SYARAKU is majored in actors of KABUKI, Japanese traditional acting. That’s face action is very unique but SYARUKU can express it directly through the painting.

Master of scenery KATUSIKA HOKUSAI(葛飾北斎)

The most famous masterpiece of HOUKUSAI is scenery of Mt. FUJI. The normal color of FUJI is blue, but HOUKUSAI draw it in other colors sounds like red or black deliberately. Moreover, for the talented Imagination, his painting is fantastic and colorful, that’s the cause of why HOKUSAI is valued in abroad.