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Traditional Art
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From dabblers to masters, obscure to popular and ancient to futuristic, this is an inclusive community dedicated to showcasing all types of art by all kinds of artists, as long as they're made in a traditional medium
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This canal was created in the seventeenth century to supply drinking water to the Fukagawa area. In Hiroshige's time a regular passenger-boat service emerged as a pleasant shortcut for Edo travelers heading northeast. This was the only towboat canal in Edo, and hence it enjoyed some distinction. Although the canal followed an absolutely straight line, Hiroshige depicted it with artistic license. The dramatic curves lend a sense of Western perspective seldom encountered in the series.
Source: https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/121647
I don't know anything about this, but I'm guessing that canal was built with straight manual labor and shovels. Impressive that people back then thought to do things like that. I imagine it took a really long time, energy, and pain/soreness to complete the project.
I can't help but wonder what happens when the two boats being pulled come together. Does one of the men go under the other's rope? If so, who decides who does what? If they don't get it right, the ropes will get tangled. That can't be good for business...
It'll be the Ever Given all over again.
What do you call this genre of art please?
Woodblock printing, or more specifically, ukiyo-e according to Wikipedia.
Thanks.
I find them calming and I like.the little red banner that they often include.
There is a wonderful art exhibition touring the United States right now about Hokusai, the Edo period artist often considered the "father of ukiyo-e" style art. It has a lot of originals, his students work, and modern takes on classics. The focus of the exhibit though is Hokusai's "Great Wave off Kanagawa". Keep an ear out and if it comes to a museum near you, I can't recommend it enough. I saw it twice when it was near by... and if I'm ever near it again, I'd go see it a third time without hesitation.
Sadly I'm in the UK, but I would have liked to have gone.
If I happen to find myself at it again, I'll snap some pictures for you.
Lovely, thank you!
Thanks for sharing! The transitions in the water and sky, stronger/darker/deeper color near the borders of the plants, and black outlines make me think of water coloring.
Btw, I think it's funny that a helpful user sharing traditional art is from the porn instance lol
Art is subjective 😉
They had the original of the "Dream of the Fisherman's wife" by Hokusai too... but I'd have felt a bit creepy taking a picture of it like this.