The Leonard Lopate Show: Utagawa: 19th Century Japanese Prints

Utagawa: 19th Century Japanese Prints

A new exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum, ”Utagawa: Masters of the Japanese Print, 1770-1900,” looks at the Utagawa School, which dominated the Japanese print market in the nineteenth century. They portray landscapes, warriors, and kabuki actors, and were produced for mass consumption. Joan Cummins is curator of Asian Art at the Brooklyn Museum.

Guests:

Joan Cummins

Comments [3]

chestinee

I was taught that the ink was made with rice paste - no? (I used to make woodcuts)

May. 30 2008 12:56 PM

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hjs from 11211

is this the Anime of their day?

May. 30 2008 12:50 PM

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tom from nyc

How is it that these prints have retained their brilliant colors? Did they have modern pigments?

May. 30 2008 12:47 PM

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