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Kaigetsudo Dohan: A Master of Edo’s Floating World Kaigetsudo Dohan, a name largely absent from mainstream art historical narratives yet profoundly influential in the development of *ukiyo-e* (pictures of the floating world), was a Japanese artist active during the early 18th century. His legacy resides primarily in his exquisite prints, particularly the iconic “Courtesan Playing with a Cat” (1715), a work that encapsulates both the aesthetic sensibilities and the social realities of Edo-period Japan. Despite limited biographical details—he was born around 1704 and died in 1716—Dohan’s impac…
A chart of kaigetsudo dohan's corpus mapped not by date but by subject. Spokes are what they painted; rings are when; and the threads between stars reveal the patrons and places that secretly connect them.
Each arm of the atlas gathers works by what they depict: portraits, sacred scenes, mythologies, and the scientific studies. Click a spoke to swing that cluster to the top.
Distance from the center marks time. The innermost ring is the earliest period; the outermost, the final years. Style matures as you move outward.
Coloured lines link works bound by the same patron, commission, or theme. Trace a context to watch related clusters light up across subjects.
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