aka-e
Ja-Latn An aka-e (赤絵 "red picture") is a type of ukiyo-e that is printed entirely or predominantly in red. Aka-e were said to be talismans against smallpox, especially when they bore images of Shōki the demon queller. A woodblock print having a significant portion of the design entirely in red may also be considered to be an aka-e.
Also recorded as akazuri-e
aka-e
Okumura Masanobu · Auction Ukiyo-e · Public domain
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- ukiyo-e
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- Japan
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• Illustration — Courtesan and Boy Flower Seller, an aka-e by Okumura Masanobu, c. 1730s • Illustration — Shōki Appearing in a Dream (Muchû Shôki shutsugen no zu), a chûban an aka-e by Sadanobu Hasegawa I, c. 1840
Japan, 18th century Prints; woodcuts Color woodblock print (reproduction? not with repro cards)
Attributed to Okumura Masanobu (Japan, 1685-1764), Okumura Masanobu (Japan, 1685-1764) · Image: http: Gallery: http: archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Man met zwaard en woeste baard, een demon in de linkerhand. Linksboven vlucht een tweede demon weg. Label
Kawanabe Kyôsai · http: (handle)
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The biographical narrative on this page is based on the Wikipedia article Aka-e, revision 1360964245 (EN edition), by its contributors. VALÉORINE has edited that text and built its own documentary record around it. The reused material is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, and this page's reuse of it is offered under the same licence. Everything else on this page — the chronology, the holdings, the evidence, the plates and the connections — is VALÉORINE's own record. Sources and licences.
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