Huzikake s (4 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: New. In English.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 92 pages. 8.40x5.50x0.60 inches. In Stock.

12mo. pp. 86. numerous illus. (most colour). wrs. (rubber-stamp on half title).

[Tokyo 1938], Japanese Govt. Railways. Stiff wrs., 86p.,with 5 color, 36 b. w. plates, appendix, dictionary of artists, 13 x 19 cm., a classic of pre-World War 2 Japan, clean,solid & bright example. * * RARE FIRST EDITION * * . *** **** *** . . EXCELLENT PRE-WORLD II WAR REFERENCE BOOK . . . BY THE EMINENT UKIYO-E SCHOLAR . * An excellent reference source covering classical woodcuts. Also Shin Hanga prints of the Meiji era including the work of great masters such as: Goyo, Hasui & Kiyochika, along with their 'studio' names. . A useful resource. . **8 RARE EDITION: This is the RARE FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING, pre-World War II edition. . *** CONTENTS: . 1. Japanese woodcuts in western countries . 2. Japanese prints from the 11th to 16 centuries . 3. Copper-plate prints due to western influence . 4. Ukiyo-e [Genre Pictures] and prints . 5. Wood-cuts as an art for popular appreciation . 6. Hishikawa-Moronobu and the development of prints . 7. Iwasa-Matabei not the originator of Ukiyo-e . 8. Hand-coloured prints . 9. Colour prints . 10. Nishiki-e, a Japanesque art . 11. The golden age of Japanese art . 12. Why Japanese prints are unique . 13. The maturity of the technique . 14. Prints in the Meiji era . 15. Colour prints today . Appendix, short bibliography . *** Color photos are posted to our website. . *** CONDITION: This is an excellent example, clean, firm and complete, no issues. There is some of the usual 'toning' of the front cover wrappers. Contents is pristine. . *.…