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From John & Geraldine Lilley Museum of Art

  1. Tsukimi (Moon Viewing) by Hitoshi Kiyohara, Image 1.

    Hitoshi Kiyohara

    Tsukimi (Moon Viewing), c. 1950

    Color Woodblock

  2. Two Gentleman - both carrying fans by Moronobu, Image 2.

    Moronobu

    Two Gentleman - both carrying fans, n. d.

    Woodcut

    7 x 10.25 in

  3. Triology II by Michael Ponce de Leon, Image 2.

    Michael Ponce de Leon

    Triology II, n. d.

    Lithograph

    15 x 11.25 in

  4. Turbulent by Ikegawa Shiro, Image 1.

    Ikegawa Shiro

    Turbulent, n. d.

    Intaglio

    17 x 14 in

  5. Untitled by Unknown, Image 1.

    Unknown

    Untitled, n. d.

    Woodblock

    9.375 x 7 in

  6. Untitled by Konishi Hirosada, Image 1.

    Konishi Hirosada

    Untitled, n. d.

    Woodblock

    9.75 x 7.125 in

  7. Untitled by Konishi Hirosada, Image 1.

    Konishi Hirosada

    Untitled, n. d.

    Woodblock

    9.75 x 8.125 in

  8. Untitled by Utagawa Kunisada, Image 1.

    Utagawa Kunisada

    Untitled, n. d.

    Woodblock

    14.625 x 10.125 in

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About the artist

Shinsui

Born in Tokyo, Japan as Hajime Ito, Shinsui has been described as an unrivaled painter of women and a master of design. Shinsui began his artistic training at the age of twelve in the drawing department of the Tokyo Printing Company before joining the painter Kiyokata Kaburagi in his workshop. By 1916, Shinsui had completed his first woodblock print, followed by his first series Eight Views of Lake Biwa a year later. Although he is widely known for his depictions of bijin-ga (beautiful women), Shinsui also continued to create landscapes. In 1952, his mastery of woodblock design was designated as Intangible Cultural Property, an event commemorated with the print Tresses (1952). In 1970, two years before his death, Shinsui received the Order of the Rising Sun. Awarded by the Japanese government, the design of the badge of the Rising Sun symbolizes energy as powerful as the sun; similar to the "rising sun" concept of Japan ("Land of the Rising Sun").
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