Ukiyo-e in English


Ukiyo-e in English: Ukiyo-e of the week

onsdag 20 september 2017

Chūshingura: Toyokuni I

Här ska vi se några tryck från olika Chūshingura-serier av Toyokuni I (1769-1825), konstnären som, inte minst genom sina framstående elever, gjorde att Utagawa-skolan under en lång tid kom att bli tongivande inom ukiyo-e.

Ukiyo-e. Chūshingura. Toyokuni I.
Act II, Chûshingura

 
Ukiyo-e. Chūshingura. Toyokuni I.
Chûshingura, Act V & VII

Ukiyo-e. Chūshingura. Toyokuni I.
Chûshingura, Act VI, VIII & IX

Ukiyo-e. Chūshingura. Toyokuni I.
Actors in Character: Koraiya in Chûshingura, Act V

Ukiyo-e. Chūshingura. Toyokuni I.
Otawa-ya Onoe Matsusuke I as Öboshi Yuranosuke
in the play Kanadehon Chüshingura
1795

  
Ukiyo-e. Uki-e. Chūshingura. Toyokuni I.
Act VI
From the series Perspective Pictures of the Storehouse of Loyal Retainers (Uki-e Chûshingura)

 
Ukiyo-e. Uki-e. Chūshingura. Toyokuni I.
Act X
From the series Perspective Pictures of the Storehouse of Loyal Retainers (Uki-e Chûshingura)

 
Ukiyo-e. Chūshingura. Toyokuni I.
Scene from Act 8
From the series The Chūshingura in Modern Dress (Yotsushi chūshingura) 
1795-1800