Ugōkai

Japanese art

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In Kaburagi Kiyokata
…group of painter friends, called Ugōkai (“the Rabble”), and aimed at improving the art of ukiyo-e, which had deteriorated into superficial genre painting and illustration. He succeeded in producing paintings of the new Tokyo and its daily life, giving it psychological depth and freshness. Among his representative works are Ichiyō…
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