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... images and texts held in central temples to remote and sometimes impoverished communities . In addition to being inexpensive , this process ensured a uniformity of message . Originally produced in black ink , these religious images were ...
... images and texts held in central temples to remote and sometimes impoverished communities . In addition to being inexpensive , this process ensured a uniformity of message . Originally produced in black ink , these religious images were ...
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... images ( pages 38 and 39 ) . His contemporary Sugimura Jihei was a master of similarly forceful monochrome lines ; several of his works also reveal his effective and elaborate use of in - painted color ( pages 40 and 42 ) . The ...
... images ( pages 38 and 39 ) . His contemporary Sugimura Jihei was a master of similarly forceful monochrome lines ; several of his works also reveal his effective and elaborate use of in - painted color ( pages 40 and 42 ) . The ...
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... images date from the 1780s , portrayed fashionable groupings of alert , demure women at leisure , often in promenade ( pages 79-85 ) . Although faces are unrevealing , the pos- tures and gestures suggest the moods of these unblem- ished ...
... images date from the 1780s , portrayed fashionable groupings of alert , demure women at leisure , often in promenade ( pages 79-85 ) . Although faces are unrevealing , the pos- tures and gestures suggest the moods of these unblem- ished ...
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