Ukiyo-e: Poppin (The Woman Who Blows in the Glass)

Serviette Furoshiki
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What is Ukiyo-e?
Ukiyo-e (浮世絵), which literally means “images of the floating world”, is a Japanese term for an artistic genre of popular prints and paintings that developed between the 17th and 19th centuries in Japan. The term reflects the spirit of the Edo period (1603-1868), a period characterized by a flourishing urban society and a certain loosening of traditional social codes. There are many famous artists such as Hokusai KATSUSHIKA, Hiroshige UTAGAWA, Utamaro KITAGAWA and SHARAKU.

Product description
Utamaro was an Ukiyo-e artist known for his images of female beauties or “Bijinga”. It depicts three famous beauties of the Edo-Kansei era (1789-1801). This masterpiece by Kitagawa Utamaro is one of his most popular beauty paintings. It strikingly depicts a young city girl of the time blowing a Japanese recorder (Poppin), a toy imported from abroad. The model in this painting is a young girl under 15, as shown by her kimono, and her expression retains a certain innocence.

Dimensions : 48 x 48 cm (18.9″ x 18.9″) 
Weight : 44 g. (1.5oz)
Material : 100% cotton
Made in Japan

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