Exhibition of Japanese graphics golden age opens in Ufa

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UFA, 18 December 2019. /Bashinform News Agency/ translated by Tatiana Aksyutina/.

An exhibition of the golden age of Japanese graphic art opens at the Mikhail Nesterov Bashkir State Art Museum.

"Pictures of the floating world" - in Japanese, "Ukiyo-e" - this is the name of the graphics of the Edo era (17th - first half of the 19th century) with scenes from the life of people, portraits of geishas, actors of the kabuki theater and images of birds and flowers.

The concept from the philosophy of Zen Buddhism emphasizes the ephemerality of vanishing moments and the ability to enjoy the moment in a rapidly flowing river of time. The colored engraving had no analogs in the countries of the Far East. In Japan, it was extremely popular: it decorated the interiors of houses, was used as posters for theatrical productions, advertisements for tea houses and “fun” neighborhoods.

The rise of Ukiyo-e is closely connected with the period of the rise of Edo - modern Tokyo. By the beginning of the 18th century, the city had a million inhabitants and surpassed all European capitals in size. The Edo Age is a period of prosperity not only in the fine arts of Japan, but also in literature, poetry, and theater. The fame of the recognized masterpieces of woodblock printing created by such masters as Katsushika Hokusai, Ando Hiroshige, Utagawa Kunisada, Kitagawa Utamaro, quickly went beyond Japan.

“Sakura blossoms, snow-capped peaks of the sacred Mount Fuji, portraits of beautiful geisha and kabuki actors, the battles of emperors and samurai - all this became an inspiration for artists of the capital of Japan,” commented on the organizers of the exhibition.

The opening of the project will take place at 5.00 pm on December 19.

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