Author

Contributions

  • Utagawa, Kuniyoshi, 1798-1861. - Contributor

Publication

2009 - Distributed in the U.S. by Harry N. Abrams, London, England

Language

English

Word Count

75,250 words, Guess

Page Count

301 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-101905711409
  • ISBN-101905711417
  • ISBN-139781905711406
  • ISBN-139781905711413
  • Goodreads6542105
and 4 more

Classifications

  • DDC769.92
  • LCCNE1325.U78 C53 2009

Description

This handsome volume explores the life and work of Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1798-1861), one of Japan's greatest print artists. Alongside such illustrious names as Hokusai and Hiroshige, he dominated the 19th-century production of the popular genre of woodblock prints known as ukiyo-e, literally, "pictures of the floating world." The only major book to illustrate the entirety of the artist's work, Kuniyoshi explores his extraordinary imagination across an impressive range of subject matter, from his portraits of Japanese warrior heroes and fashionable beauties to his satirical themes and innovative landscape prints. Published to accompany a spectacular exhibition, Kuniyoshi is an essential reference for Japanese art collectors and enthusiasts.

Subjects

Topics

Ukiyoe -- ExhibitionsPrints, Japanese -- Edo period, 1600-1868 -- ExhibitionsColor prints, Japanese -- Edo period, 1600-1868 -- ExhibitionsWood-engravers -- Japan -- Edo period, 1600-1868 -- ExhibitionsUtagawa, Kuniyoshi, -- 1798-1861 -- Criticism and interpretation

People

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1798-1861)

Genres

  • Exhibitions

Other Editions

  • Kuniyoshi: from the Arthur R. Miller collectionDistributed in the U.S. by Harry N. Abrams2009-01-01

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