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Katsushika Hokusai
Utagawa Hiroshige
Kitagawa Utamaro
Toshusai Sharaku
Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Torii Kiyonaga
Suzuki Harunobu
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Thirty-six Views of Mt.Fuji
Masterpieces of Flowers and Birds
Tour of Waterfalls in Various Province
Famous Bridges in Various Provinces
Fifty-three Stations on the Tokaido
One Hundred Views of Famous Places of Edo
Masterpieces of Flowers and Birds in Otanzaku Format
Six Famous Beauties
Goldfish
Gift Idea
Utagawa Hiroshige One Hundred Famous Views of Edo
Suijin Woods and Masaki on the Sumida River Banks
Wedding and New baby
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Sharaku is a painter, who appeared from nowhere and disappeared just as suddenly after leaving over 140 pieces during the short period between May 1794 and January 1795. He left the portraits of actors who performed in plays, staged in the three authorized theaters in Edo. Sharaku’s portraits with their unique expressions were initially accepted by people with surprise,
but they could not retain the interest because the painter’s exaggerated portrayals often destroyed the images of adored popular actors. Thus, Sharaku was forgotten until the beginning of the 20th century, when a German, Julius Kurth wrote the book “Sharaku,” which acquainted Europeans with his greatness.
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