Hello there! Are you learning Japanese language or interested in Japanese culture ? If so, this post might be useful for you! I'll introduce a website where you can watch Japanese shows. I piratically want to introduce one specific show from the website that you'll enjoy if you like Japanese history.
Before that, let's me introduce a protagonist of the show first. His name is Utagawa Hiroshige, one of the greatest ukiyo-e artists of the Edo period. The drama show I'm introducing is about him. He created lots of amazing ukiyo-e art, and I was fortunate to see some of his works this summer. You can read about my experience here: https://journaly.com/post/40166
Since I took some photos from the exhibition, I'd love to share them with you.
Hiroshige's ukiyo-e prints are not only stunning art but also valuable historical resources to learn people's lives during the Edo period. While watching the show, you’ll notice scenes that resemble the ones in his artwork. I hope this post helps you enjoy watching the show even more! Here is the link of the show: Hiroshige Blue
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I just watched the first episode and really enjoyed it. Thanks so much, Yumi!
Good morning @Zobayda ! Glad to hear that you liked it! Thank you for the comment!!
@yumiyumayume I am imagining the courtroom where Rodrigo's trial is being held with some Ukiyo-e images. I think you might find monochrome or hand-painted portraits of warriors, courtesans or theatrical scenes that influenced the development of Ukiyo-e. It was too early for the colour scenes of the Ukiyo-e technique.
@druida After reading your comment, I found a very interesting YouTube video for you. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmuB6LjP438&list=PLWdCFZVeiV00hv_NAsUXn77Ehd6VDJial&index=5 I hope you like it.
Very interesting Ukiyo-e animated images, Yumi @yumiyumayume. Looking at them, I wonder about the cultural difference between East and West (to put it simply). In Europe, at that time, nature is represented in the works of art as something totally secondary and what matters is the representation of the human being, but in the Ukiyo-e images, nature, although drawn in a schematic way, is as important as the human being. Thank you very much.
I'm glad that you enjoyed it. Yukiyo-e basically looks 2D, but for some reason the animation version looks 3D for me.