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The Role of Samurai as Ukiyo-E Artists in the Edo Period of Japan

Educational Guide on Ukiyo-E by Brian Barr

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Jenkins, D. (1988). Paintings of the floating world. The bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art75(7), 244-238.

Huang, X. The influence of Japanese Ukiyo-e on Western painting art in the 19th Century. BCP Social Sciences & Humanities, 20 (2022), 304-310  https://doi.org/10.54691/bcpssh.v20i.2334

Xiaochen, W. (2023). Ukiyo-e-Oriental Art that Has Been Influencing the World. International Journal of Advanced Culture Technology11(3), 268-276. https://doi.org/10.17703/IJACT.2023.11.3.268 

Hockley, A. F. (1987). Harunobu: an Ukiyo-e artist who experimented with Western-style art [Doctoral dissertation, University of British Columbia]. UBC Open Library. https://open.library.ubc.ca/media/download/pdf/831/1.0097724/1

Yi, Y. (2023). An Analysis of the Status of Japanese Zen Art Aesthetics in Ukiyo-e from Katsushika Hokusai to Van Gogh. American Journal of Art and Design8(1), 12-17. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ajad.20230801.12

Menegazzo, R. (2020). Reflections on the Floating World. Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki.

Bell, D. (2004). Explaining Ukiyo-e [Doctoral dissertation, University of Otago]. Otago OurArchive. https://ourarchive.otago.ac.nz/view/pdfCoverPage?instCode=64OTAGO_INST&filePid=13397080210001891&download=true

Yonemura, J. K. (1996). The Influence of Ukiyo-e on Impressionism and Post-impressionism. [Master’s Theses, California State University, Dominguez Hills] ProQuest. The influence of ukiyo-e on Impressionism and Post-Impressionism - ProQuest

Kafū, N., Selden, K., & Freedman, A. (2012). Ukiyo-e Landscapes and Edo Scenic Places (1914). Review of Japanese Culture and Society24, 210-232. https://doi.org/10.1353/roj.2012.0008

Yi, Y. (2023). The Fusion of Japanese Zen Aesthetics and the Image of Machi-Man (Townspeople)–Reflections in Ukiyo-e and 19th Century Paris Montmartre Art. International Journal of Culture and History10(2), p54-p54. https://doi.org/10.5296/ijch.v10i2.21383

Lane, R. (1978). Images from the floating world: The Japanese print: Including an Illustrated Dictionary of Ukiyo-e. Putnam.