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From John & Geraldine Lilley Museum of Art

  1. Landscape with Travelers by Wenceslaus Hollar, Image 2.

    Wenceslaus Hollar

    Landscape with Travelers, n. d.

    Etching

    6.1875 x 8.5625 in

  2. Le Troupeau au Bord de L'eau by Francisque Millet, Image 1.

    Francisque Millet

    Le Troupeau au Bord de L'eau, 1642-1679

    Etching

    8.375 x 11.8125 in

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

    Théophile-Alexandre Steinlen

    L'Aisne Dévastée (Devastated Aisne)

    Lithograph

  4. Kandinsky by Unknown, Image 1.

    Unknown

    Kandinsky, n. d.

    Lithograph

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. Kumugaya by Munehiro, Image 1.

    Munehiro

    Kumugaya, n. d.

    Woodblock

    9.625 x 7.125 in

  8. Kuronushi by Konishi Hirosada, Image 1.

    Konishi Hirosada

    Kuronushi, 1840s

    Woodblock

    9.625 x 7.125 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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