A celebration of the classic Japanese art of woodblock prints. Through the 18th and 19th century this form dominated visual art in Japan and persists today as both a major influence on graphic art and as the traditional form of Japanese art popular in the rest of the world. After a short introduction covering the history and technique of Japanese print making, the book features a collection of reproduced examples of masterpieces of the genre, with short biographies of the artists, many of which are already familiar images in thousands of homes in the West.
A celebration of the classic Japanese art of woodblock prints. Through the 18th and 19th century this form dominated visual art in Japan and persists today as both a major influence on graphic art and as the traditional form of Japanese art popular in the rest of the world. After a short introduction covering the history and technique of Japanese print making, the book features a collection of reproduced examples of masterpieces of the genre, with short biographies of the artists, many of which are already familiar images in thousands of homes in the West.
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Verlagsort
Verlagsgruppe
Maße
Höhe: 247 mm
Breite: 232 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-600-59124-5 (9780600591245)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
History of the Japanese print; the changing character of prints; how they were made; masters and movements; themes and subjects; the European influence and vice versa.
