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Hokusai’s six beautiful women on silk fabrics
Six beautiful women are in this work drawn originally
independently.
We brought them together in this six-paneled screen.
This screen is an enthusiastic work that showed
Hokusai's view on woman.
Please enjoy the beautiful women pictures of various
ages and various occupations
that
put on the kimono clothes of the season. |
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The beautiful woman of the year <Spring>
(1806-1813)
Bold posture of a young daughter of the
samurai who changes the sleeve is beautiful.
The Kimono cloth of the vivid flower
pattern
and her white skin are remarkable.
The geniality and the beauty of Ukiyo-e
are
splendidly shown in this work.
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The courtesan greeting at the new year
(1815-1819)
The courtesan called Oiran greeting at the new
year is walking in the court.
Because the kimono and the hair
ornament are
gorgeous, she appears a high-ranking courtesan.
However, attendants are not drawn, so
her solitude
and sorrow are felt in this work.
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The beautiful woman of the year <Autumn>
(1806-1813)
Because the girl holds the insect cage, it is clear
that
<Autumn> is <Spring> and a pair.
She appears a merchant's daughter
because of her
kimono and hairstyle.
Youth is emphasized in <Autumn> as well
as <Spring>.
The Yuzen Ukiyo-e work expresses the
softness of
the long-sleeves and her white skin.
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The Kinuta beautiful woman
(About 1811)
Kinuta
is a work to give the cloth softness and luster
beating the cloth with the hammer of the tree.
This work was one of the works of the housewife
at
that time.
Mature woman's amorousness appears to the
disorder
of clothes by a peculiar calligraphy of
Hokusai.
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The
beautiful
woman who has an umbrella in falling snow
(About
1813 or 1814)
The girl was walking while it was snowing, and then
she stopped because she was feeling shy in the
presence of others.
This is one of the masterpieces of
Hokusai.
His geniality to woman can be seen in
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The beautiful woman looking at the mirror
on the morning of a certain summer.
(1806-1813)
This is one of the masterpieces of the Yuzen Ukiyo-e
works that reproduces Hokusai's beautiful
woman picture.
Careful powers of attention and zeal
can be perceived
from disorder of hair reflecting in the
mirror and the
kimono of will details in this work.
Can a beautiful appearance and a gentle
look that
Hokusai sought become eternal by
shining in white ? |
