Japanese Prints
Author : Christie, Manson & Woods International Inc
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 37,51 MB
Release : 1991
Category :
ISBN :
Kuniyoshi
Author : David R. Weinberg
Publisher : Brill Hotei
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 19,4 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Forty-seven Rōnin in art
ISBN : 9789074822855
Book Description
Kuniyoshi The Faithful Samurai is a pioneering publication which deals with the most famous series - the Seichū gishi den (1847-48) and its sequel the Seichū gishin den (1848) - of the forty-seven masterless samurai (rōnin) by artist Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861). The true 18th-century tale of revenge by forty-seven rōnin for the death of their lord was enormously popular in Japan: it was dramatised for the Kabuki theatre and its heroes were often depicted in ukiyo-e prints. Kuniyoshi was a master in the genre of warrior prints, and his series expressively portrays these warrior 'folk heroes'. Dr. Weinberg's book also includes translations of the texts which appear on the prints and which recount each hero's exploits. In addition, there are photographs of the relics of the masterless samurai and the ruins of their castle in Akō.
The World According to Colour
Author : James Fox
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 35,20 MB
Release : 2021-10-07
Category : Art
ISBN : 0141976667
Book Description
'Extraordinary. An intellectual feast as well as a visual one' Edmund de Waal, author of The Hare with Amber Eyes The world comes to us in colour. But colour lives as much in our imaginations as it does in our surroundings, as this scintillating book reveals. Each chapter immerses the reader in a single colour, drawing together stories from the histories of art and humanity to illuminate the meanings it has been given over the eras and around the globe. Showing how artists, scientists, writers, philosophers, explorers and inventors have both shaped and been shaped by these wonderfully myriad meanings, James Fox reveals how, through colour, we can better understand their cultures, as well as our own. Each colour offers a fresh perspective on a different epoch, and together they form a vivid, exhilarating history of the world. 'We have projected our hopes, anxieties and obsessions onto colour for thousands of years,' Fox writes. 'The history of colour, therefore, is also a history of humanity.'
Japanese Woodblock Printing
Author : Rebecca Salter
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 26,71 MB
Release : 2002-02-28
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9780824825539
Book Description
Of all the sophisticated traditional arts and crafts of Japan, woodblock prints are probably the most widely known in the West. The bold yet refined compositions are as fresh to the Western eye today as they were when they first came to the attention of the Impressionists in the nineteenth century. With their fluid lines, intricate carving and delicate colors, Japanese prints are still as fascinating as ever. In this book, Rebecca Salter takes us through the history of the Japanese woodblock, discusses the materials, tools, and papers available (and their Western equivalents) and shows how to get the most out of them through interesting step-by-step projects. The work of an international group of artists shows the varied and exciting prints being produced today.
History of Japanese Art
Author : Penelope E. Mason
Publisher : Prentice Hall
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,96 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780131176010
Book Description
Japanese art, like so many expressions of Japanese culture, is fascinatingly rich in its contrasts and paradoxes. Since the country opened its doors to the outside world in the mid-nineteenth century. Japanese art and culture have enjoyed an immense popularity in the West. When in 1993 renowned scholar Penelope Mason wrote the the first edition of History of Japanese Art, it was the first such volume in thirty yearsto chart a detailed overview of the subject. It remains the only comprehensive survey of its kind in English. This second edition ties together more closely the development of all the media within a well-articulated historical and social context. New to the Second Edition Extended coverage of Japanese art beyond 1945 New discoveries both in archeology and scholarship New material on calligraphy, ceramics, lacquerware, metalware, and textiles An extended glossary A comprehensively updated bibliography 94 new illustrations
Ukiyo-e
Author : Roni Neuer
Publisher :
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 16,7 MB
Release : 1978
Category : Art, Japanese
ISBN : 9780711200210
Book Description
A collection of nearly four hundred Japanese woodcuts from the seventeenth through nineteenth centuries is accompanied by technical and biographical data on the artist.
Hiroshige Prints
Author : Ando Hiroshige
Publisher : Dover Publications
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,55 MB
Release : 1988
Category : Color prints, Japanese
ISBN : 9780486256443
Book Description
Exquisite depictions of romantically idealized landscapes from woodcut master's superb Fifty-three Stages on the Tokaido. Reproduced from the Collection of the Elvehjem Museum of Art. Includes The Bridge on the Toyo River, The Ferryboat at Rokugo, The Junction of the Pilgrims' Road and Mt. Fuji in the Morning from Hara.
The Tao of Painting
Author : Mai-mai Sze
Publisher :
Page : 634 pages
File Size : 19,63 MB
Release : 1957
Category : Painting, Chinese
ISBN :
Book Description
Japanese Prints
Author : Chris Uhlenbeck
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 12,17 MB
Release : 2018
Category : Color prints, Japanese
ISBN : 9780500239896
Book Description
In the winter of 1886-87, during his stay in Paris, Vincent van Gogh bought 660 Japanese prints at the art gallery of Siegfried Bing. His aim was to start dealing in them, but the exhibition he organized in the café-restaurant Le Tambourin was a total failure. However, he was now able to study his collection at ease and in close-up, and he gradually became captivated by their colourful, cheerful and unusual imagery. When he left for Arles, he took some prints with him, but the core remained in Paris with his brother Theo. Although some prints were later given away, the collection did not disperse. This book reveals new analyses of the collection, now held in the Van Gogh Museum, given as a long-term loan from the Vincent van Gogh Foundation. The authors delve into its history, and the role the prints played in Van Gogh's creative output. The book is illustrated with over 100 striking highlights from the collection.
Hokusai
Author : Matthi Forrer
Publisher : Prestel Pub
Page : 219 pages
File Size : 42,59 MB
Release : 1991
Category : Art
ISBN : 379131131X
Book Description
Hokusai was one of the great masters of the Japanese woodblock print. His exquisite compositions and dynamic use of color set him apart from other printmakers, and his unequalled genius influenced both Japanese and a whole generation of Western artists. Now available for the first time in paperback, this book reproduces the artist's finest works in plates that convey the full variety of his invention, each of which is provided with an informative commentary. In his introduction, Hokusai expert Matthi Forrer traces the artist's career and defines his place in relation to his contemporaries and to the history of Japanese art. Examining all genres of the artist's prolific output -- including images of city life, maritime scenes, landscapes, views of Mount Fuji, bird and flower illustrations, literary scenes, waterfalls and bridges -- Hokusai, Prints and Drawings provides a detailed account of the artist's genius.
