Aka-e

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Japanese woodblock prints

title: "Aka-e" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["ukiyo-e-genres"] description: "Japanese woodblock prints" topic_path: "general/ukiyo-e-genres" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aka-e" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Japanese woodblock prints ::

An aka-e (赤絵 "red picture") is a type of ukiyo-e that is printed entirely or predominantly in red. Aka-e were said to be talismans against smallpox, especially when they bore images of Shōki the demon queller. A woodblock print having a significant portion of the design entirely in red may also be considered to be an aka-e.

Gallery

Okumura Masanobu - (aka-e, Dai-oban tate-e 22 x 13.5 in) Courtesan and Boy Flower Seller, c. 1730s.jpg|Courtesan and Boy Flower Seller, an aka-e by Okumura Masanobu, Sadanobu I - (chûban) Skôki Appearing in a Dream (Muchû Shôki shutsugen no zu).jpg|Shōki Appearing in a Dream (Muchû Shôki shutsugen no zu), a chûban an aka-e by Sadanobu Hasegawa I,

References

  • Itō, Kyōko, "Disease Prevention Prints", Daruma, Issue 40, Vol. 10, No. 4, Autumn 2003, 13–27.
  • Newland, Amy Reigle, Hotei Encyclopedia of Japanese Woodblock Prints, Amsterdam, Hotei, 2005, p. 418,
  • Ujlaki, Peter, "Aka-e-Talisman Prints", Daruma, Issue 51, Vol. 13, No. 3, Summer 2006, p. 53.

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