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Masterpieces of Japanese Prints Masterpieces of Japanese Prints Muneshige Narazaki,B. W. Robinson,Richard Lane,Victoria and Albert Museum, London,Rupert Faulkner Ever since Japan opened its doors to the West in the latter half of the nineteenth century, Westerners have been fascinated by the exquisite art forms that flourished during the previous two hundred … OL15224934W
Japanesque Japanesque Karin Breuer This lavishly illustrated book examines the profound influence of Japanese prints on the Impressionists and their American contemporaries. Richly illustrated throughout, this elegant volume introd… OL15597921W
Hiroshige Hiroshige Gian Carlo Calza Hiroshige (1797–1858), Japanese painter and printmaker, is known especially for his landscape prints. The last great figure of the popular ukiyo-e school of printmaking, he transmuted everyday landsc… OL15752255W
Kitagawa Utamaro Kitagawa Utamaro Julie Nelson Davis,Julian Opie,Timothy Clark This catalogue accompanies an exhibition at Ikon Gallery (September – November 2010) which is a survey of woodblock prints by Japanese artist Kitagawa Utamaro (c.1753 – 1806) from the collection of t… OL15937998W
Worldly Pleasures Earthly Delights Worldly Pleasures Earthly Delights Minneapolis Institute of Arts The Minneapolis Institute of Arts is home to about 3,000 Japanese woodblock prints. These works, collectively known as ukiyo-e, or "pictures of the floating world," were produced during Japan's Edo p… OL16306034W
The Printer's Eye The Printer's Eye Julia Meech,David Waterhouse,Melissa M. Rinne,Laura W. Allen Featuring over 100 rare Japanese woodblock prints and thoughtful commentary, The Printer's eye paints a vibrant and fascinating picture of Japan's Uikoyo-e or "floating world." Edwin Grabhorn (18… OL17564610W
Hokusai Hokusai Sarah E. Thompson Katsushika Hokusai remains one of Japan’s most popular and influential artists. This handy volume presents the wide range of Hokusai’s artistic production in terms of one of his most remarkable chara… OL17721417W
Ascending Chaos Ascending Chaos Catherine Clark,Alison Bing,Kathryn A. Hoffmann Introduction by Catharine Clark,Essays by Alison Bing,and Eleanor Heartney,and Kathryn A. Hoffmann Published to coincide with a series of major exhibitions extending beyond 2007, Ascending Chaos i… OL17721436W
Japan Journeys Japan Journeys Andreas Marks Presenting classic Japanese woodblock prints, Japan Journeys offers a unique perspective on the country's most famous travel destinations. This stunning art book gathers together approximately tw… OL17721454W
Living for the Moment Living for the Moment Hollis Goodall Spanning the late 18th and early 19th centuries, the exquisite examples of Japanese prints included in this book offer insights into the history of an art form and vision that is distinctively Japane… OL17721471W
Heroes of the Kabuki Stage Heroes of the Kabuki Stage Arendie Herwig,Henk J. Herwig **An Introduction to the World of Kabuki with Retellings of Famous Plays, illustrated by Woodblock Prints** *Heroes of the Kabuki Stage* is written for Kabuki lovers and collectors of Kabuki woodb… OL17721476W
Kabuki Heroes on the Osaka Stage, 1780-1830 Kabuki Heroes on the Osaka Stage, 1780-1830 Timothy Clark,Akiko Yano,C. Andrew Gerstle Kabuki Heroes is about collective participation in urban culture - on the stage, in poetry salons, in art studios and in fan clubs. Focusing on the culture of Kabuki theatre in Osaka and Kyoto, it il… OL17721477W
Surimono in the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam Surimono in the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam Matthi Forrer Surimono (literally ‘printed things’) constitute one of the most delicate genres in Japanese printmaking. This genre fascinates because it combines poetry and image and because it presents a pictoria… OL2219431W
The Hokusai Sketchbooks The Hokusai Sketchbooks James A. Michener Between the years 1814 and 1878 there was published in Japan a series of woodblock-printed volumes entitled "Hokusai Manga," or "Hokusai's Sketches from Life," which was destined to be one of the mos… OL2385330W
Hiroshige Fan Prints Hiroshige Fan Prints Rupert Faulkner Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858), leading artist of the popular Ukiyo-e school, created many of the most familiar images of pre-modern Japan. Considerably more rare are his designs for fan prints or uch… OL3751211W
Yoshiwara Yoshiwara Ethel Longstreet,Stephen Longstreet "Lust will not keep…Something must be done about it."—inscription at the entrance to Yoshiwara For over a hundred years the Western world has heard whispers of the pleasure city, Yoshiwara, set b… OL4536709W
Kuniyoshi Kuniyoshi David R. Weinberg Kuniyoshi The Faithful Samurai is a pioneering publication which deals with the most famous series – the Seichū gishi den (1847-48) and its sequel the Seichū gishin den (1848) – of the forty-seven ma… OL6235636W
Demon of Painting Demon of Painting Timothy Clark Kawanabe Kyosai (1831-1889), described as "The Intoxicated Demon of Painting" - who could paint a 50-foot theatre curtain in four hours - was a serious student of earlier styles, producing meticulous… OL8356454W
Ukiyo-e Ukiyo-e Tadashi Kobayashi Japanese woodblock prints, or ukiyo-e, occupy a singular position in the lexicon of world art. They enthralled such Western artists as Whistler, Manet, Degas, and van Gogh, and gave rise to a wave of… OL8631364W
Hiroshige Hiroshige Isaburo Oka The last great master of the Japanese woodblock was Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858). In the Japan of his day, Hiroshige's landscape prints fostered a new and far-reaching appreciation for nature in art… OL9065641W
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