Calza Hokusai

Calza, Gian Carlo: Hokusai, London/NY Phaidon 2007
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Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) was one of the greatest of the Japanese printmakers. painters and book illustrators. This richly illustrated monograph provides a comprehensive overview of the master's life and works, and also analyses his potent influence on Western artists. The core of the book is a series of six chapters, each providing a succinct account of a phase in Hokusai's life followed by a sequence of the finest and most representative works of that period. In addition, seven essays by distinguished Western and Japanese scholars present new research on a range of crucial areas of interest in Hokusai's studies. Finally, a full commentary on each illustration provides detailed technical information and also a revealing analysis of style, colour, composition and motif. With some 700 illustrations, this magnificent scholarly survey is the first publication in English to make such a rich selection of Hokusai's prints, paintings and drawings available to a wide public, revealing his mastery of line and colour to full advantage, and demonstrating the extraordinary range and quality of his achievement. This will become an indispensable book for all scholars and lovers of Japanese art. Later Printing Mint Stiff wrps Thick 4to

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HOKUSAI - CALZA, G.C., HOKUSAI, A stunning new volume on the life and work of Katsushika Hokusai one of the greatest of the Japanese printmakers, painters and book illustrators. Hundreds of illustrations give a full picture of his entire career, from his most beloved seascapes and mountain views to rarely seen works from private collections. English text.

2005, 4to., 520 pp., 700 ill., ppb.,

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Calza, Gian Carlo: Ukiyo-e,

New York, Phaidon, 2005. First thus. Quarto. Hardcover. Near fine. Near fine. 520 Pages, fully illustrated in colour with some black and white illustrations, list of works, artist biographies, glossary, bibliography, index. The art of ukiyo-e (paintings of The Floating World) originated in the city of Edo (1603-1867, now Tokyo), when the political and military power of Japan was in the hands of the Tokugawa shoguns. Comprising six essays, six catalogue sections and over 600 illustrations, this beautiful book provides a perfect introduction to the art of this period. The paintings, scrolls and prints reproduced throughout the book demonstrate not only the new urban pleasures of the theatre, restaurants, teahouses and geisha, but also Japan's love of nature and tradition. Ukiyo-e provides a fascinating yet scholarly study of such masters as Hokusai, Hiroshige and Utamaro. Contents: Visions of the Floating World by Gian Carlo Calza; Enjoying Actor Prints: Imagining the Voices of Actors and Music by Muto Junko; Pictures of Female Beauties and Actors in Ukiyo-e Representations of Kabuki Theatre in the Early Period by Kobayashi Tadashi; The Poetic Picture: Literary Dimensions of Early Ukiyo-e by John T. Carpenter; Sunga: Erotic Art of the Edo Period by Timon Screech; The Birth and Development of the Depiction of Female Beauties (bijin-ga) in Ukiyo-e Painting by Naito Masato; Three Types of Ukiyo-e Prints: Loose Prints, Greeting Cards and Printed Books by Asano Shugo.

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