Which ukiyo-e artist was a master of bijin-ga (beautiful women)?
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Kitagawa Utamaro
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Which ukiyo-e artist was a master of bijin-ga (beautiful women)?
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Kitagawa Utamaro
What is the Japanese term for a single-color woodblock print?
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Sumizuri-e
What type of wood was traditionally used for ukiyo-e woodblocks?
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Cherry wood
What is the name of the earliest known ukiyo-e artist?
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Hishikawa Moronobu
In 2023, which Hokusai print sold for a record $2.76 million at Christie's?
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Under the Wave off Kanagawa
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What is the Japanese term for a single-color woodblock print?
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Sumizuri-e
What type of wood was traditionally used for ukiyo-e woodblocks?
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Cherry wood
What is the name of the earliest known ukiyo-e artist?
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Hishikawa Moronobu
In 2023, which Hokusai print sold for a record $2.76 million at Christie's?
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Under the Wave off Kanagawa
Which ukiyo-e series by Hiroshige features 118 prints?
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One Hundred Famous Views of Edo
In what city did ukiyo-e originate?
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Edo
What is a 'bijin-ga'?
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Pictures of beautiful women
What genre of ukiyo-e depicts kabuki actors?
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Yakusha-e
What does 'ukiyo' literally mean?
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Floating world
Which ukiyo-e artist is famous for 'The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō'?
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Utagawa Hiroshige