Ukiyo-e & Claude Monet

1000 Speakers Conference in English

Noriko Nagura, Apr 10, 2015

What’s Ukiyo-e?

- Wood-block printing

- Popular among commoners in Edo period

- Mass-communication tool

- Affordable (¥100-¥400/print) *1

*1 When converted into today’s monetary value.

Ukiyo-e Exported to Abroad

- Used to wrap up high-end pottery

- World Expo in Europe in 19th century

Claude Monet (1840-1926)

La Japonese (1875)

Japanese-style Bridge in Monet’s Garden

Monet & Hiroshige Utagawa

Boulevard des Capucines (1873)

Night view of Saruwaka town (Hiroshige, 1856)

Water-Lily Pond (1899)

Inside of Kamedo Shrine (Hiroshige, 1856)

Unloading Coal at Argenteuil (1875)

The Kujukuri Coast in Kazusa Province

(Hiroshige, 1853-56)

Monet’s Famous Paintings

Wheat Stacks (1888-1891)

Frosty Morning

End of Summer

Sunset with snow effects

Rouen Cathedral (1892-93)

Sunset Daytime Morning

Water Lilies (1897-1926)

Which Japanese Artist

influenced Monet?

Which Artifact?

In What Way?

The Great Wave off Kanagawa

Red Fuji southern wind clear morning

Ejiri in the Suruga province

Tama river in the Musashi province

Hokusai Katsushika

“36 Views of Mt. Fuji”