Pictures of the Floating World: An Introduction to Japanese Prints - Hardcover

Thompson, Sarah E

 
9780789214393: Pictures of the Floating World: An Introduction to Japanese Prints
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0789214393 ISBN 13: 9780789214393
Verlag: Abbeville Press Inc.,U.S., 2022

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In Edo Japan, woodblock prints known as ukiyo-e ("pictures of the Floating World") captured the entertainment culture of the urban elite and eventually many other subjects as well. These beautiful prints were the result of a meticulous craft process, in which an artist's initial drawing was translated by expert carvers into multiple printing blocks for different colors.

In this attractive volume, Sarah E. Thompson, curator of Japanese art at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, provides a highly readable overview of the cultural and artistic history of ukiyo-e, showcasing 120 exceptional prints from the museum's world-class collection, by masters including Utamaro, Hokusai, and Hiroshige. She explores each of the principal genres in turn: beauty and fashion, the kabuki theater, landscape, nature, history and literature, and fantasy.

Pictures of the Floating World features a traditional Japanese stab binding and is housed in a durable slipcase together with three remarkable prints, suitable for framing. It will be a must-have for all art lovers.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Sarah E. Thompson is a curator of Japanese art at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and creator of the MFA's digital catalog of over fifty thousand prints. She has curated numerous exhibitions at the MFA and elsewhere, including Tattoos in Japanese Prints. Her most recent books include Genji: The Prince and the Parodies and Hokusai's Landscapes: The Complete Series.

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A beautifully packaged introduction to the perennially popular subject of Japanese prints. Slipcased with three prints suitable for framing.

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Verlag
Abbeville Press Inc.,U.S.
Erscheinungsdatum
2022
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0789214393
ISBN 13 
9780789214393
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Auflage
1
Anzahl der Seiten
176
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