What is the first shinhanga work?

What is the first shinhanga work? Ukiyo-e flourished during the Edo period thanks to the success of artists such as Kitagawa Utamaro (?-1806), Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849), and Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858), and boasted a high level of artistry and technique. When Western printing presses were introduced to Japan in the Meiji period, the industry went into […]

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