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*Japanese: 肉筆画 ''(nikuhitsuga)''
''Nikuhitsuga'' were a form of Japanese [[painting]] in the ''[[ukiyo-e]]'' art style. Though the [[woodblock prints]] of this genre have become so famous in the West as to become almost synonymous with the term "''ukiyo-e''", in fact most ''ukiyo-e'' artists were painters as well as printmakers, with much the same style and subjects. Some turned to painting at the end of a career in prints, while some, like [[Miyagawa Choshun|Miyagawa Chôshun]] and a number of the artists of the [[Kaigetsudo school|Kaigetsudô school]], never made prints and only worked in paintings.
Though advances in printing technology advanced over the course of the [[Edo period]] (1603-1868), allowing for the production of more and more elaborate and colorful prints, the medium of painting always allowed a greater degree of freedom to the artist, and involved a much larger product in any case; the paintings of many ''ukiyo-e'' artists survive today and are exquisite in their bright colors, attention to detail, and bold brush strokes.
==References==
*''This article was written by [[User:LordAmeth]] and contributed to both S-A and Wikipedia; the author gives permission for his work to be used in this way.''
*[http://www.aisf.or.jp/~jaanus/deta/n/nikuhitsuga.htm JAANUS]
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''Nikuhitsuga'' were a form of Japanese [[painting]] in the ''[[ukiyo-e]]'' art style. Though the [[woodblock prints]] of this genre have become so famous in the West as to become almost synonymous with the term "''ukiyo-e''", in fact most ''ukiyo-e'' artists were painters as well as printmakers, with much the same style and subjects. Some turned to painting at the end of a career in prints, while some, like [[Miyagawa Choshun|Miyagawa Chôshun]] and a number of the artists of the [[Kaigetsudo school|Kaigetsudô school]], never made prints and only worked in paintings.
Though advances in printing technology advanced over the course of the [[Edo period]] (1603-1868), allowing for the production of more and more elaborate and colorful prints, the medium of painting always allowed a greater degree of freedom to the artist, and involved a much larger product in any case; the paintings of many ''ukiyo-e'' artists survive today and are exquisite in their bright colors, attention to detail, and bold brush strokes.
==References==
*''This article was written by [[User:LordAmeth]] and contributed to both S-A and Wikipedia; the author gives permission for his work to be used in this way.''
*[http://www.aisf.or.jp/~jaanus/deta/n/nikuhitsuga.htm JAANUS]
[[Category:Culture]]