Contents.
Reading edition
Page
The Rise of Ukiyo-ye (The Floating World) 1
Genroku (The Golden Era of Romance and Art) 13
The School of Torii (The Printers’ Branch of Ukiyo-ye) 25
Utamaro (Le Fondateur de L’École de la Vie) 35
The Romance of Hokusai (Master of Ukiyo-ye) 47
Hiroshige (Landscape Painter and Apostle of Impressionism) 57
Analytical Comparisons between the Masters of Ukiyo-ye 69
Hints to Collectors of Ukiyo-ye Gems 77
Bibliography, for Use of Students 78
Fac-similes of the Most Famous Signatures of the Ukiyo-ye Artists 80
Index 83
Illustrations.
Hiroshige I—Biwa, the Beautiful Lake, named after the four-stringed Lute Frontispiece
Suzuki Harunobu—An Illustration from the “Occupations of Women” Opposite Page 22
Kiyonaga—Under the Cherry Blooms 30
Toyokuni—The Actor Kikugoro 34
[A]Utamaro—While Mother Sleeps 40
Hokusai—Two Ladies 48
Hok’kei—A River Scene 52
Hiroshige—Wistaria Viewing at Kameido 58
Yeishi—Two Ladies 70
Shunko—An actor in the Miyako Dance 72
Kitugawa Yeizan—The Snowstorm 74
Hokusai—One of the Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji 76
Hokusai—Surimono: A Crow Stealing a Sword First Fly-leaf
Yanagawa Shigenobu—The Ride of the Warrior Miura Kenisuke Last Fly-leaf
IMPRESSIONS OF UKIYO-YE