Picture Book- Children of the East (E-hon azuma warawa) 1804
utagawatoyohiro
minneapolisinstituteofart
ink, color-on-paper
pen drawing
pen sketch
book
sketch book
japan
personal sketchbook
ink
color-on-paper
pen-ink sketch
pen work
sketchbook drawing
storyboard and sketchbook work
sketchbook art
marker colouring
"Picture Book- Children of the East (E-hon azuma warawa)" is a woodblock print by Utagawa Toyohiro, created in 1804. The print depicts a scene of people in traditional Japanese clothing walking through a wooded area. The use of bright colors and detailed brushstrokes are characteristic of Toyohiro’s style. This print is part of a series of illustrated books depicting Japanese life, which were popular during the Edo period. The artist’s focus on daily life highlights the traditional Japanese culture and provides viewers with a glimpse of Edo period society.
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A prolific designer of single-sheet prints, Utagawa Toyohiro also produced many books. He provided the illustrations for a number of bestselling novels, as well as the images of several picture books, like this one. For this book, one of a two-volume set, Toyohiro depicted twelve celebrations associated with specific temples or shrines in the city of Edo. The event depicted here is Shōga-ichi or the Ginger Fair at the Shinmei Shrine, located in the southern part of Edo. In September, the shrine hosts a fair in which townspeople sell their special, locally grown ginger, ginger-flavored candy and the like. Visitors also purchase chigi, tiered cylindrical boxes made at the shrine that were believed to have talismanic powers.
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