The Floating World

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美人と役者

浮世絵とは何よりも人々の世界だった——茶屋で評判の美人たち、何千枚と売れた歌舞伎役者の似顔絵。喜多川歌麿は誰も試みたことのない心理的な近さで女性を描き、1794–95年のわずか十ヶ月、謎の絵師・東洲斎写楽は容赦のない役者絵を刻んで自らの画業を終わらせた。両者を世に送り出したのは当代随一の版元・蔦屋重三郎——写楽の役者絵は雲母(きら)を撒いた地に刷られている。この版画がこの芸術を有名にした顔たちである。

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