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From John & Geraldine Lilley Museum of Art

  1. La Jolla Coast Line by Carl Thorp, Image 1.

    Carl Thorp

    La Jolla Coast Line, n. d.

    Oil

  2. L'Aisne Dévastée (Devastated Aisne) by Théophile-Alexandre Steinlen, Image 1.

    Théophile-Alexandre Steinlen

    L'Aisne Dévastée (Devastated Aisne)

    Lithograph

  3. La Curieuse after Cheauveau by Charles Emmanuel Patas, Image 2.

    Charles Emmanuel Patas

    La Curieuse after Cheauveau, mid 18th century

    Engraving

    7.75 x 6 in

  4. L'Honnete Fripon after Cheauveau by Charles Emmanuel Patas, Image 2.

    Charles Emmanuel Patas

    L'Honnete Fripon after Cheauveau, Mid 18th century

    Engraving

    7.875 x 6 in

  5. Karnak, Egypt by Willis H. Church, Image 1.

    Willis H. Church

    Karnak, Egypt, n. d.

    Watercolor

    13.75 x 10 in

  6. La Danse by Craig Sheppard, Image 1.

    Craig Sheppard

    La Danse, n. d.

    Oil

    81 x 64.7 in

  7. La Reine Qui Va a la Place de Son Execution (The Queen Going to the Place of Her Execution) by Antonio Zecchin, Image 2.

    Antonio Zecchin

    La Reine Qui Va a la Place de Son Execution (The Queen Going to the Place of Her Execution), n. d.

    Engraving

    7 x 8.25 in

  8. Koshare by Clarence Cleveland, Image 2.

    Clarence Cleveland

    Koshare, n. d.

    Wood Carving

    12.25 x 8.25 x 7 in

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About the artist

Konishi Hirosada

Little about Hirosada's personal biography is known, such as the exact date of his birth and death. Also, his original name was Sadahiro, but in 1847, he switched the first and last four letters to Hirosada. The reason for the name change was to avoid censorship. It was also considered normal for Japanese artists to change their artist name every now and then. Hirosada was an Osaka-based designer of ukiyo-e woodblock prints during the late Edo period. He possessed an unusually expressive and dynamic style, and was particularly known for his diptychs and triptychs, and for his okubi-e portraits of the leading actors of the Osaka school Kabuki theater during his day. In the mid-nineteenth century, the Japanese Kabuki theater was extremely popular and provided printmakers, such as Hirosada, with an abundance of commissions for actor prints. Kabuki prints had the main goal of advertising for new performances, theater programs, and fan posters.

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