Bilderbücher von Kawanabe Kyosai

The painter and Ukiyo-e artist Kawanabe Kyōsai (1831-1889) lived and worked in turbulent times: the decline of the Edo-period shogunate was followed in 1868 by the Meiji Restoration, the opening of Japan to the West, and the modernization of the country. Considered by many to be Japan's first political caricaturist, he created fascinating and exaggerated depictions of people, skeletons, animals, monsters, etc., with a unique sense of humor. This publication by Kenji Hinohara, Chief Curator of the Ota Memorial Museum of Art, brings together a selection of 224 works from his most famous picture books, such as Kyosai Manga, Kyosai Donga, Kyosai Suiga, and Kyosai Hyakki Gadan, grouped into three categories: "Human Figures and Skeletons," "Animals and Nature," and "Ghosts and Gods." A wealth of images that will make you marvel and smile.