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| UTAGAWA KUNIYOSHI |
Kuniyoshi , an artist of the Tokugawa period, was a member of the Utagawa school and a pupil of Toyokuni. He studied Ukiyo-e , the artistic school which developed the art of woodblock prints. He continued his studies of traditional Japanese painting at the Tosa school and Chinese style ink painting at the Kano school. Kuniyoshi also gave much time to the naturalistic styles of the Maruyama school as well as to Western prints. He is best known for his representations of battle scenes, heroic warriors, and ghosts. During the second half of the 17th century, Kuniyoshi's work turned smaller works, usually hanging scrolls of single figures. This print is full of symbolic meaning. The single figure of the woman is a bijin, a portrait of a beautiful Japanese woman, who is covered with ornate robes. She is holding a scroll which is emblematic of wisdom as a dog plays at her feet. Behind her there is a wall hanging which represents Jurojin, one of the seven gods of good luck, identifiable by his scholarly robes and his age. Sitting with his is one of his attributes, the deer, the symbol of longevity. |
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