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Description:As ukiyo-e became popular, the wealthy merchant class, preoccupied with the pursuit of pleasure, called for an unending succession of pictures of the gay quarters, the theater and beautiful women (bijin-ga). Eventually, these pictures began to border on the ludicrous, and a demand arose for something more spiritual. Simultaneously, country people knowing nothing of big-city life needed prints with a more general theme. These demands were met by kacho-ga, literally flower-and-bird pictures, which, as a genre, began to attract increasing numbers of artists, among them two of the greatest and most famous, Hokusai and Hiroshige.The idea underlying kacho-ga was not a simple reproduction of nature, but an expression of some subjective emotion, giving pleasure to the refined mind that delights in the contemplation of natural beauty.Hokusai, in both his woodblock prints and his paintings, brings aesthetic discipline to nature; he makes careful compositions of plants and animals, depicting them with fine, precise lines. Hiroshige, on the other hand, reveals a gentle romanticism which is absent in Hokusai's work, and adopts a more poetical approach.Both these outstanding artists, while painting in the same genre, brought their individual artistic vision to the subjects. Yet both also display a uniquely Japanese sensibility to nature.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Studies in Nature: Hiroshige and Hokusai (Masterworks of Ukiyo-E). To get started finding Studies in Nature: Hiroshige and Hokusai (Masterworks of Ukiyo-E), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: As ukiyo-e became popular, the wealthy merchant class, preoccupied with the pursuit of pleasure, called for an unending succession of pictures of the gay quarters, the theater and beautiful women (bijin-ga). Eventually, these pictures began to border on the ludicrous, and a demand arose for something more spiritual. Simultaneously, country people knowing nothing of big-city life needed prints with a more general theme. These demands were met by kacho-ga, literally flower-and-bird pictures, which, as a genre, began to attract increasing numbers of artists, among them two of the greatest and most famous, Hokusai and Hiroshige.The idea underlying kacho-ga was not a simple reproduction of nature, but an expression of some subjective emotion, giving pleasure to the refined mind that delights in the contemplation of natural beauty.Hokusai, in both his woodblock prints and his paintings, brings aesthetic discipline to nature; he makes careful compositions of plants and animals, depicting them with fine, precise lines. Hiroshige, on the other hand, reveals a gentle romanticism which is absent in Hokusai's work, and adopts a more poetical approach.Both these outstanding artists, while painting in the same genre, brought their individual artistic vision to the subjects. Yet both also display a uniquely Japanese sensibility to nature.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Studies in Nature: Hiroshige and Hokusai (Masterworks of Ukiyo-E). To get started finding Studies in Nature: Hiroshige and Hokusai (Masterworks of Ukiyo-E), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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