Ukiyo-e artists
Matsuno
Chikanobu-
Standing Courtesan
In this painting, the courtesan is wearing a kimono in
two layers, with one sleeve of the over-kimono shrugged off and hanging down
the display the pattern of the robe underneath. The outer kimono has a design
of blue chrysanthemums that represents autumn that is contrasting with the red
under kimono with its snowy winter bamboos that represents winter. The face has
the sweetly smiling expression as is found in all works by Matsuno Chikanobu.
Katsushika Hokusai -
The Great Wave
In this woodblock
printing, ‘The Great Wave’ by Hokusai shows the ‘monstrous’ wave is about to
crash three fishing boats. On the horizon, the Mount Fuji is so small that is
insignificant near the big wave. By time, the painting of ‘The great wave’
became so famous that it ended up printed on objects such as pillows, mugs and
among others.

References:
Timothy CLARK, 1992. Ukiyo-E Paintings in the British
Museum. First Edition Edition. See notes.
BBC - A History of the World - Object : Hokusai's 'The
Great Wave'. 2013. BBC - A History of the
World - Object : Hokusai's 'The
Great Wave'. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.bbc.co.u/ahistoryoftheworld/objects/MAPlqOEHRsmI1awIHQzRSQ.
[Accessed 14 May 2013].
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