Ukiyo-e EDO-LIFE

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  • Premiered: Mar 2018
  • Episodes: 45
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Season 1
1x1
The Great Wave off Kanagawa by Katsushika Hokusai
Episode overview
Air date
Mar 29, 2018
Discover story behind the "36 Views of Mt. Fuji" woodprint series; "The Great Wave off Kanagawa" by Hokusai. It is not just a huge wave and Mt. Fuji, the boat caught in the wave have a reason.
1x2
Reproduction of Nihonbashi: Morning Scene by Utagawa Hiroshige
Episode overview
Air date
Mar 29, 2018
Mornings begin early for fishmongers and vegetable peddlers at Nihonbashi Bridge, and here is a reason. They are not going to bow to the lord's procession. The bustling scene from everyday Edo life.
1x3
The Series Summer Outfits by Kitagawa Utamaro
Episode overview
Air date
Mar 30, 2018
At dusk in summer, a woman is absorbed in reading a letter. This chic lady is actually an advertisement model for Mitsui Echigoya, one of the top kimono fabric stores in Edo.
1x4
Plum Estate, Kameido by Utagawa Hiroshige
Episode overview
Air date
Mar 30, 2018
With its splendid branches and white plum blossoms, this famous painting is known for captivating Van Gogh. Discover why people were able to tell this was a specific tree at Kameido Umeyashiki.
1x5 Season finale
Three Beauties of the Present Day by Kitagawa Utamaro
Episode overview
Air date
Mar 31, 2018
The top 3 female celebrities in Edo: Tomimoto Toyohina, Takashima Ohisa and Naniwaya Kita. See how Utamaro, the master of female beauty has illustrated them so differently.

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