Japanese men pose as birds (1809)

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	Japanese men pose as birds (1809)

JohnWaterman

5-25-2008 3:27 PM

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Early 19th century party game.

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5-26-2008 12:12 AM

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As this fad spread, people began to expand their repertoires by mimicking animals, and as animal poses became all the rage at parties, writers and artists collaborated to produce illustrated books containing model examples of these poses. One such document written by poet <A href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sant%C5%8D_Ky%C5%8Dden">Santo Kyoden</A> in 1809 included copies of these <A href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utagawa_Toyokuni">Utagawa Toyokuni</A> ukiyo-e prints of men imitating birds.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.pinktentacle.com/2008/05/old-prints-of-men-posing-as-birds-1809/"><P align="center"><IMG alt="Miburi-e by Utagawa Toyokuni -- " src="http://www.pinktentacle.com/images/miburi_e_1.jpg" /><BR />Crow pose</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.pinktentacle.com/2008/05/old-prints-of-men-posing-as-birds-1809/"><P align="center"><IMG alt="Miburi-e by Utagawa Toyokuni -- " src="http://www.pinktentacle.com/images/miburi_e_2.jpg" /><BR />Hawk pose</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.pinktentacle.com/2008/05/old-prints-of-men-posing-as-birds-1809/"><P align="center"><IMG alt="Miburi-e by Utagawa Toyokuni -- " src="http://www.pinktentacle.com/images/miburi_e_3.jpg" /><BR />Duck pose</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.pinktentacle.com/2008/05/old-prints-of-men-posing-as-birds-1809/"><P>The work, titled <EM>Harasuji Omuseki</EM> (腹筋逢夢石), consisted of several volumes that also featured poses for animals other than birds. 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