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Perspective Picture of a Kabuki Theater (Uki-e Kabuki shibai no zu)

Utagawa Toyoharu, 1771

MEDIUMColor woodblock print; oban
DIMENSIONS25.6 × 38.6 cm (10 1/8 × 15 1/4 in.)
LOCATIONArt Institute of Chicago
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Utagawa Toyoharu

Utagawa Toyoharu, founder of the dominant Utagawa school, revolutionized ukiyo-e by mastering Western perspective in his 'floating pictures' of landscapes.

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