Woodblock Kuchi-e Prints

Reflections of Meiji Culture

Merritt, Helen · Yamada, NanakoUniversity of Hawai'i Press · 2000

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Title: Woodblock Kuchi-e Prints
Subtitle: Reflections of Meiji Culture
Publication Date: 2000
Language: English
Media: Print
Page Count: 284
Format: Hardcover
ISBN 13: 978-0824820732
Author: Merritt, Helen; Yamada, Nanako
Publisher: University of Hawai'i Press

List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Notes on Names and Illustrations
1 Setting the Stage
1
Late Blooming Meiji Prints
Why Explore Kuchi-e?
Westernization and Tradition
Precursors of Kuchi-e
Evolution of Meiji Novels
Bungei Kurabu
2 Kuchi-e as Prints
17
Lingering Twilight of the Ukiyo-e Style
Eclecticism
Inroads into Stylization
Planes, Space and Time
New Postures and Faces for Women
The Challenge of Meiji Men
Printing
Notations, Carvers, and Printers
3 Glimpses of the Past
33
Identity with Japanism
Early Values
Tokugawa and Meiji Morality
4 Glimpses of the Present
63
Family Structure and Individual Choice
Social Mobility
Spread of Education
Corrupting Power of Money
Effects of Higher Education for Women
Ideological Novels
Toward Domestic Tranquility
5 The Self and Expression of Feelings
101
"Self" As Perceived in Japan
Expression of Feelings
Gentle Pathos
Fantasies of Romantic Love
Illness and Suicide
6 Bijin-ga and their Messages
125
Bijin-ga Painting
Bijin-ga Kuchi-e
Changing Perceptions of Womanhood
Idealized Women and Nature
Seasons and Their Symbols
Celebrations and Rituals
Tradition, Style and Elegance
Women at Work
Echoes from the Russo-japanese War
Inroads into Stylization
7 Kuchi-e Artists the World of Meiji Painters
179
Status of Traditional Schools of Painters
Influence from Kikuchi Yōsai
Illustration as a Profession
Painting and Politics
Standing of Kuchi-e Artists in Painting Exhibitions
Conclusion
Appendix A: Biographical Sketches
193
Appendix B: Facsimile Signatures and Seals
223
Appendix C: Sources of the Kuchi-e
239
Notes
245
Glossary
255
Bibliography
261
Index
271

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