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A comprehensive introduction to the hugely popular Japanese school of ukiyo-e.

Gian Carlo Calza, with essays by John T Carpenter, Muto Junko, Naito Masato, Timon Screech, Asano Shugo and Kobayashi Tadashi

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Price: USD$59.95

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Specifications

Paperback
English
290 x 250 mm, 11 3/8 x 9 7/8 in
512 pp
627 colour illustrations, 8 black and white illustrations
ISBN-13: 9780714847948
ISBN-10: 0714847941

Overview

A comprehensive introduction to the hugely popular Japanese school of ukiyo-e
The art of ukiyo-e (paintings of the floating world) originated in the city of Edo (1603–1867, now Tokyo) and reflects not only the contemporary passion for theatre, restaurants, teahouses and geisha, but also Japan's deep love of nature and tradition
With contributions by Western and Japanese scholars, this book provides a fascinating and scholarly study of such masters as Hokusai, Hiroshige and Utamaro
Includes over 600 works depicting subjects from kabuki actors and tales of courtship to landscapes and erotica
New into paperback, this excellent resource for scholars and general readers is now available at an unbeatable price

In The Press

'There are stunningly beautiful pictures of actors and courtesans, prostitutes, landscapes and flowers... Degas borrowed from them, Van Gogh copied them, and almost every important European artist was influenced by them.' (The Sunday Times)

About the author(s)

Gian Carlo Calza is Professor of East Asian Art History at the University of Venice, and Director of the International Hokusai Research Centre in Milan. He has published many books, exhibition catalogues and articles on Hokusai, and is currently preparing a catalogue raisonné of Hokusai's paintings. He was awarded the 2004 Uchiyama Prize by the International Ukiyo-e Society of Tokyo for his contribution to the study of Japanese Ukiyo-e ('Floating World') culture.