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Kobayashi Kiyochika

1847–1915 · Japan · Ukiyo-e

Kobayashi Kiyochika (10 September 1847 – 28 November 1915) was a Japanese ukiyo-e artist, best known for his colour woodblock prints and newspaper illustrations. His work documents the rapid modernization and Westernization Japan underwent during the Meiji period (1868–1912) and employs a sense of light and shade called kōsen-ga inspired by Western art techniques. Wikipedia

7 works in the quiz.

Works

• “The Fury of Monk Raigō”, 1900 — Metropolitan Museum of Art
• “One Hundred Views of Musashi”
• “Flower Designs”
• “Battle of Phungdo”, 1894
• “The Majesty of the Empire”, 1895 — Saint Louis Art Museum
• “The Great Fire at Ryōgoku Bridge” — Princeton Art Museum
• “View of Takanawa Ushimachi under a Shrouded Moon”

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