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1@Lit.
face likeness pictures. Very often bust portraits or a likeness of the head. See
*nise-e G for portraits prior
to the Edo period. 2@In *ukiyo-e ˘G, a portrait of an actor *yakusha-e đŇG in which the actor's distinguishing features are represented in such a way that he may be recognized by face alone. The term nigao-e is also sometimes applied to the pictures of beautiful women *bijinga ülć, but generally these portrayals do not individualize the woman's feature and she is identified through symbolized clothing or other details. It is commonly thought that in the early period of the polychrome print *nishiki-e ŃG in the 18c, Ippitsusai Bunchou ęMÖś˛ (fl.c. 1765-92) and Katsukawa Shunshou ětÍ (1726-92) created a new style of actor portraits departing from the earlier stylized work of the *Toriiha šh artists. This change paralleled an increasing trend in other areas of Japanese art toward incorporating the knowledge gained from direct study of people and things as they appear in life. These likeness prints of actors. Shunshou's followers Shunkou tD (1743-1812) and Shun'ei tp (1762-1819) took over this style, and at the end of 18c an even stronger emphasis on portraying the individual traits and peculiarities of actors prevailed. Nigao-e reached a new height in the work of Toushuusai Sharaku FÖĘy (fl.1794-5), who portrayed both the exterior features and personality of actors. Utagawa Toyokuni ĚěL (1769-1825) gained popularity for his actor portraits with a certain amount of beautification and was dubbed Nigao-eshi Toyokuni çGtL (from the preface to the TENGU-NO-TSUBUTE HANA-NO-EDOKKO VçâI@]Ëq; 1793). Leadership in nigao-e then changed from the *Katsukawaha ěh to the *Utagawaha Ěěh, and Utagawa Kunisada Ěěĺ (1786-1864). These and other Utagawaha artists produced many nigao-e actor prints until the end of the Edo period. |
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