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  2. The Great Wave off Kanagawa - Wikipedia

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    Plate used to print ukiyo-e. Ukiyo-e is a Japanese printmaking technique which flourished in the 17th through 19th centuries. Its artists produced woodblock prints and paintings of subjects including female beauties; kabuki actors and sumo wrestlers; scenes from history and folk tales; travel scenes and landscapes; Japanese flora and fauna; and erotica.

  3. Shikō Munakata - Wikipedia

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    His work was also part of the art competitions at the 1932 Summer Olympics and the 1936 Summer Olympics. [1] In 1935, Yanagi Sōetsu (1889–1961), father of the mingei (folk art) movement, saw Munakata's prints at the Kokugakai's annual spring exhibition, and bought twenty-five prints of Yamato shi Uruwashi by Munakata. This event changed ...

  4. Alphonse Mucha - Wikipedia

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    The poster featured extremely fine draftsmanship and delicate pastel colors, unlike the typical brightly-colored posters of the time. The top of the poster, with the title, was richly composed and ornamented, and balanced the bottom, where the essential information was given in the shortest possible form: just the name of the theater. [23]

  5. Woodblock printing - Wikipedia

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    The oldest surviving print is the Ten Bamboo Studio Manual of Calligraphy and Paintings (1644) by Hu Zhengyan, of which there are several copies in various museums and collections. It is still commonly reproduced in China today and its images are very popular: it includes landscapes, flowers, animals, reproductions of jades, bronzes, porcelain ...

  6. Chromolithography - Wikipedia

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    The New Lithography: A Complete Guide for Artists and Printers in the Use of Modern Translucent Materials for the Creation of Hand-Drawn Original Fine-Art Lithographic Prints. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1984. Marzio, Peter C. "Lithography as Democratic Art: A Reappraisal." Leonardo 3(1971):37-48.

  7. Wings of Love (Pearson) - Wikipedia

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    Wings of Love was immortalized on the wall of Stan and Hilda Ogden's house in Coronation Street [12] and the painting also achieved cult status through its appearance in the 1977 film of Mike Leigh's play Abigail's Party, [13] In the film, the painting provokes a heated debate on the nature of "erotic art"; this culminates in Beverly Moss's ...

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