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Nishiki-e

Nishiki-e is the generic term for the Ukiyo-e multi-colored woodblock prints which were developed and popularized during the Edo era.

Ukiyo-e was developed and popularized mainly during the Edo era. The Ukiyo-e multi-colored woodblock prints are generally referred to as Nishiki-e. These prints, which often consist of more than ten colors, are as beautiful as brocade and Nishiki-e became established.

In 1765, the Egoyomi (picture calendar) competition was popular among hobbyists of the Edo era. Among the participants was the Ukiyo-e artist, Harunobu Suzuki (1725-1770), who cooperated with engravers and printers to develop overprinting technology called Azuma Nishiki-e. This technology allowed the precise separation of many colors according to the Kento, alignment guide marks for the paper engraved on the printing woodblock, as it eventually developed Ukiyo-e as a commercial art. In this way, the Sumi-e paintings were brilliantly and beautifully colored like brocade, without having to paint them with safflowers or Tan.

Thereafter all Ukiyo-e belong to the genre of Nishiki-e.

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相撲博物館2008/2/192008/4/18
国立歴史民俗博物館2009/2/242009/5/6
山種美術館2011/2/262011/4/17
神戸市立博物館2010/8/142010/9/26

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  • 過去に多くの錦絵に関する展示を開催。錦絵の鑑賞のみならず当時の時代背景や技術に関する考察を行う。第3展示室では錦絵や当時の文化を知ることができる。

  • 山種美術館は、1966年に日本初の日本画専門の美術館として開館。定期的に山種コレクションからの浮世絵の展覧会が開催される。

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References

  1. 小林忠 監修,美術出版社
  2. 大久保純一 著,岩波書店