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Love of Yatsufuji (Koi no Yatsufuji)

Utagawa, Kunisada, 1786-1864 · 1837 · 9 pictures

Love of Yatsufuji is a woodblock print series by Utagawa Kunisada, made in Edo Japan in 1837 for a popular audience of readers and print buyers. The pictures show dramatic scenes of violence and intimacy in dense patterned interiors and night storms, with bold outlines, flat color fields, and textile patterns a designer could draw on for graphic composition.

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