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Which ukiyo-e artist created the print The Dream of the Fisherman’s Wife?

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Katsushika Hokusai

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What was the Japanese name for a woodblock print format designed to hang like a pillar?

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Hashira-e

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Which ukiyo-e artist created the series One Hundred Aspects of the Moon?

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Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

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Which ukiyo-e artist created the series 108 Heroes of the Popular Suikoden?

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Utagawa Kuniyoshi

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What Japanese term describes early ukiyo-e prints printed in black ink alone?

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Sumizuri-e

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What Japanese term describes ukiyo-e prints depicting landscapes and scenic views?

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Fūkeiga

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Which ukiyo-e artist created the print The Actor Ichikawa Ebizō as Takemura Sadanoshin?

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Tōshūsai Sharaku

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Which ukiyo-e artist created the series Twelve Hours of the Yoshiwara?

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Kitagawa Utamaro

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What is the commonly used English title of Hokusai’s ukiyo-e print showing Mount Fuji colored red at sunrise?

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Fine Wind, Clear Morning

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Which ukiyo-e artist created the triptych Takiyasha the Witch and the Skeleton Spectre?

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Utagawa Kuniyoshi

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Which ukiyo-e artist created the famous 1793 portrait series Ten Studies in Physiognomic Expression?

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Kitagawa Utamaro

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What was the original name of the Japanese city now known as Tokyo, the setting of many ukiyo-e prints?

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Edo

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