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Ukiyo-e & Kuniyoshi Utagawa
(No. 1)
1000 Speakers Conference in English
Noriko Nagura, Jun, 2015
Kuniyoshi Utagawa (1798–1861)
Self-Portrait by Kuniyoshi
Kuniyoshi is Famous for Being…
- Comical
- Fond of cats
Cats Suggested as 53 Stations of Tokaido “猫飼好五十三疋” (Myau Kai Kou Goju-San Biki)
Depicting Cats at each one of the 53 Stations of Tokaido,
starting from Nipponbashi to Kyoto
Cats Suggested as 53 Stations of Tokaido “猫飼好五十三疋” (Myau Kai Kou Goju-San Biki)
Looks like
Michel Jackson’s
“Thriller”
Cats forming the Characters for Bonito
(= Katsuo)
“か” = Ka
“つ” = Tsu
“を” = O
Looks like a
restaurant chef.
Tenpo Reforms (1830-1843) by
Tadakuni Mizuno - Famine, farmers’ riots, Morrison Incident
- Thriftiness Policy “Don’t spend money on entertainment!!”
- Many areas in Yoshiwara/Kabuki theaters were closed.
- Ukiyoe of Kabuki actors/beautiful ladies were banned.
Only comical Ukiyoe prints were allowed.
Satire by Personifying Cats
* Especially designed for Uchiwa (Japanese fan)
Geisha ladies at
Yoshiwara (red-
light district)
Kuniyoshi comically
conveyed Edo people’s daily lives.
References
- The Adachi Institute of Woodcut Prints
https://www.adachi-hanga.com/ukiyo-e/
- Ota Ukiyoe Museum
http://www.ukiyoe-ota-muse.jp
Thank you!