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Nishiki-e (錦絵, "brocade picture") is a type of Japanese multi-coloured woodblock printing; the technique is used primarily in ukiyo-e. It was invented in the 1760s, and perfected and popularized by the printmaker Suzuki Harunobu , who produced many nishiki-e prints between 1765 and his death five years later.
After the mid-18th century, full-colour nishiki-e prints became common, printed with a large number of woodblocks, one for each colour. [3] Critics have come to see the late 18th century as a peak period in the general quality of the work. [4] Shunshō of the Katsukawa school introduced the ōkubi-e "large-headed picture" in the 1760s. [5]
Hazaemon Ichimura XIII as Benten-kozo Kikunosuke by Toyokuni Utagawa III "Aoto Zōshi Hana no Nishiki-e" (青砥稿花紅彩画), as the original and fullest version of this play is known, is a tale in five acts of the shiranamimono (tales of thieves) sub-category of the kizewamono (rough contemporary piece) genre of kabuki plays.
In the mid-18th century full-colour nishiki-e prints became common, printed using a large number of woodblocks, one for each colour. [2] A prominent genre was bijin-ga ("pictures of beauties"), which depicted most often courtesans and geisha at leisure, and promoted the entertainments of the pleasure districts. [3]
Nurioke no bosetsu, colour nishiki-e print, 1766. Zashiki Hakkei (Japanese: 坐敷八景, [a] "Eight Parlour Views") is a series of eight prints from 1766 [2] by the Japanese ukiyo-e artist Suzuki Harunobu. They were the first full-colour nishiki-e prints and are considered representative
The print is a vertical ōban of 37.9 × 24.9 centimetres (14.9 × 9.8 in), [24] and is a nishiki-e —a full-colour ukiyo-e print made from multiple woodblocks, one for each colour; the inked blocks are pressed on Japanese handmade paper. To produce a glittering effect the background is dusted with muscovite, a variety of mica.
In the mid-18th century full-colour nishiki-e prints became common, printed using a large number of woodblocks, one for each colour. [2] A prominent genre was bijin-ga ("pictures of beauties"), which depicted most often courtesans and geisha at leisure, and promoted the entertainments of the pleasure districts. [3]
Later drew pictures of the styles and manners of men and women and resided temporarily with ezōshiya Tsutaya Jūzaburō. Now lives in Benkeibashi . Many nishiki-e. [53] The earliest comprehensive historical and critical works on ukiyo-e came from the West, [54] and often denied Utamaro a place in the ukiyo-e canon. [52]