The document discusses the woodcut art of Miyagawa Shuntei, a late 19th century Tokyo artist. It notes that while Meiji era (1868-1912) woodcuts were once rejected as garish, they introduced vibrant Western styles that blended with Japanese traditions. Miyagawa Shuntei produced his finest work in 1897, including portraits of beautiful women. He is regarded as a precursor to famous early 20th century Shin Hanga artists known for their woodcuts.

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As little as fifty years ago the trend with collectors of Japanese art was to reject
the woodcuts of the Meiji era (1868-1912) as being garish and unrefined. To be
sure, the introduction of Western pigments and artistic styles (c. 1865) had created
a dynamic change in Japanese art. Bold new colour patterns and equally
revolutionary design concepts began to influence the art of the woodcut. Far from
ruining traditional art forms, however, Meiji artists injected a vitality into the
woodcut by amalgamating Japanese and Western forms. The great masters of this
era -- Yoshitoshi, Chikanobu, Ginko, Miyagawa Shuntei and others -- thus created
a number of beautiful images and contemporary scholarship now favourably
compares their works with the art of earlier nineteenth century woodcut artists.
The Tokyo artist, Miyagawa Shuntei, produced his finest work at the end of the
nineteenth century. His two greatest series of woodcuts, Pictures of Customs and
Flowers of the World of Pleasure, were both published in Tokyo in 1897. Miyagawa
Shuntei's finest art was in the genre of bijin-ga; portrayals of beautiful women. In
this regard, he is often regarded by scholars as a precursor to the woodcuts of the
following generation of famous Shin Hanga artists such as Goyo, Shinsui and
(most notably) Kotondo.

3. Girl playing hyde and seek

4. Riverside Battledore

5. Drawing Pictures - Yukiyo no Hana Embroidery - Yukiyo no Hana

6. Firefly Hunting

7. Fireworks - Children's Manners and
Customs
Playing Hide and Seek

8. Girls Playing Watch Your Back

9. Playing with Hoops Two Boys at Front of Boy's Day Decoration

10. War Game - Children's Manners and
Customs
Dolls Festival - Yukiyo no Hana

11. Blind Tag Bouncing Balls

12. Card Game Collecting Young Shoots

13. Gathering Shells Shellfish Gathering

14. Knitting Lady Fox

15. MarblesOrigami

16. Oshiri NoYojinMaking Flower Garland

17. Playing Catch Playing Little Birds

18. Visiting the Shrine Wondering Gourd

19. Bijin and Scroll

20. Snowy Day Portrait of a Young Woman

21. Fans

22. Dance Performance - Tosei Furyu Tsu

23. October - Maple viewing

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