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  • January 1, 2009 at 1:07 pm #5167
    Rob_Hugo@PortNW
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    Hello,

    For those of interested in Japanese Woodblock prints and a history of the floating worlds of Yoshiwara, the Library of Congress has a website that focuses on providing their collection of images of this unique period of Japanese history. The website offers a variety of woodblock prints, as well as brief histories of what these images would have meant during the period of time. It also provides some interesting images from the Japanese POV (point of view) in how they viewed their western visitors. As a whole, the strength of the website lies in its visual images (woodblocks) that most certainly can be used to help understand the art and history of this period.

    http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/ukiyo-e/major.html

    Manuel 😀

    January 2, 2009 at 6:01 am #29651
    Anonymous
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    Excellent post Manuel, I just checked out the site and it has some great resources to add to our lessons. My world history textbook (Glencoe Modern World) actually has a two page presentation of Kabuki theater, and after what we leaned in class I will use some of these woodblock prints in my powerpoint to highlight this fascinating culture in Edo era Japan.

    January 2, 2009 at 9:49 am #29652
    Anonymous
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    This link takes you to a large number of impressive prints. The images are divided into five different sections (e.g., "Early Masters" and "Japan and the West: Artistic Cross-Fertilization), and most of the ones that I viewed seem to have been created between 1600 and and the mid-20th century. These prints seem to be excellent for coverage of a specific theme in Japanes history.

    January 8, 2009 at 9:19 pm #29653
    Anonymous
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    Thanks for the post Manuel. I viewed the site and I enjoyed seeing the woodblock art, and the early photos of the late 1800's and early 1900's. The color woodblock prints were amazing. I loved the expression and the colors in "The Tale of the Monstrous Rat". All of the prints were very expressive and interesting.

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