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Masters Of The Japanese Print
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In 19th-century Japan kabuki actors and high-priced geishas were idolized by commoners, and the sale of colorful woodcut prints portraying them became a big, competitive business.</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.nytimes.com/2008/03/22/arts/design/22prin.html?_r=1&ex=1363838400&en=a84a1bee5643f3ee&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&oref=slogin"><div align="center"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.nytimes.com/img/AFA18BE4-2BE8-4856-82E3-4DFCF3348A47" alt="" /></div></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.nytimes.com/2008/03/22/arts/design/22prin.html?_r=1&ex=1363838400&en=a84a1bee5643f3ee&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&oref=slogin">In 1842, fearing an erosion of national moral fiber, the government reacted to the mania for kabuki and for ukiyo-e, the paintings and prints that depicted the fleeting pleasures of life in the entertainment sectors of major cities. 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