| Among the many Ukiyoe that have been scattered, works of comparatively simple patterns, including Utamaro, were large in number while Ukiyoe of richly colored (gaudy) complex patterns were unexpectedly small in number. |
また大量の流失品には、歌麿をはじめとする比較的簡潔な構図が多く、複雑な構図に極彩色の浮世絵は意外に少ない。 |