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Japanese Woodblock Printing in the
Tokugawa PeriodMoku Hanga
Tokugawa Period (1600-1868)
Peaceful period: stability and change Tokugawa Overview
Samurais under control of Tokugawa Shogunate Merchant class rising: creates demand for earthly
pleasures in the “floating world” The Floating World
Arts flourishes
Ukiyo-e
Most dominant genre of woodblock printing in Japan
Used for artistic woodblocks Moku Hanga also used for book printing Edo period (1600-1868) Meiji period (post 1868)
Utamaro 1753-1806
Charms and tea are brimming overAnd neither gets cold!Let me not wakeFrom this lucky dream of the New YearAt Takashimaya.
Hokusai (1760-1849) Thirty-six Views of Mt. Fuji
Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川 広重 ? (1797 – 1858)