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Sugimura Jihei
Japanese artist
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Japanese visual arts contribution
- In Japanese art: Wood-block prints
The Insistent Lover by Sugimura Jihei provides an excellent example of the lush and complex mood achievable with the medium. Within a seemingly uncomplicated composition Jihei represents a tipsy brothel guest lunging for a courtesan while an attendant averts her eyes. This scene, likely played out hundreds of times…
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