Synopsis
This collection of woodblock prints celebrates the seasons and is designed as a Japanese-style accordion-fold book with open binding and slipcased with a booklet for the text.
Embracing seasonal change is an important part of Japan’s native belief system and an enduring theme of its creative expression. Japanese artists—including Hokusai, Hiroshige, Harunobu, and many others—have long celebrated the endless cycle and rhythm of nature and the fleeting transience and beauty of the seasons, depicting common customs from picnics welcoming spring under blossoming cherry trees to ritual offerings made to the autumnal harvest moon.
The seasonal iconography includes recurring plant and wildlife elements: plum blossoms, irises, morning glories, cranes, geese flying in migratory formation. Some pictorial compositions focus upon a single time of year, but many encompass all four seasons together.
This beautiful and elegant collection makes the ideal gift for anyone interested in the art and culture of Japan. The classic woodblocks in this collection express essential truths about the natural world and the evanescence of human experience in a visual idiom that, while distinctively Japanese, has great universal appeal.
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
About the Author
Amélie Balcou is an art historian with a degree from the Sorbonne, Paris. She has written extensively on Asian art and is the author of several books in French about Japanese woodblock prints.
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
Search results for The Four Seasons: Great Works of Japanese Woodblock...
Seller Image
Four Seasons : Great Works of Japanese Woodblock Printing
Seller: GreatBookPrices, Columbia, MD, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition. Seller Inventory # 48081610
Stock Image
The Four Seasons: Great Works of Japanese Woodblock Printing
Seller: Housing Works Online Bookstore, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: Like New. Minimal wear to cover. Pages clean and binding tight. Hardcover. Seller Inventory # RARE-1-00580
Stock Image
The Four Seasons: Great Works of Japanese Woodblock Printing
Seller: Housing Works Online Bookstore, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: Very Good. Minimal wear to cover. Pages clean and binding tight. shelf wear. bumped edges. Hardcover. Seller Inventory # CU2-01864
Seller Image
Four Seasons : Great Works of Japanese Woodblock Printing
Seller: GreatBookPrices, Columbia, MD, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: New. Seller Inventory # 48081610-n
Stock Image
The Four Seasons (Hardcover)
Published by
Rizzoli International Publications, New York, 2025
ISBN 10: 0847845702
ISBN 13: 9780847845705
New
Hardcover
Seller: Grand Eagle Retail, Bensenville, IL, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. This collection of woodblock prints celebrates the seasons and is designed as a Japanese-style accordion-fold book with open binding and slipcased with a booklet for the text.Embracing seasonal change is an important part of Japans native belief system and an enduring theme of its creative expression. Japanese artistsincluding Hokusai, Hiroshige, Harunobu, and many othershave long celebrated the endless cycle and rhythm of nature and the fleeting transience and beauty of the seasons, depicting common customs from picnics welcoming spring under blossoming cherry trees to ritual offerings made to the autumnal harvest moon.The seasonal iconography includes recurring plant and wildlife elements: plum blossoms, irises, morning glories, cranes, geese flying in migratory formation. Some pictorial compositions focus upon a single time of year, but many encompass all four seasons together.This beautiful and elegant collection makes the ideal gift for anyone interested in the art and culture of Japan. The classic woodblocks in this collection express essential truths about the natural world and the evanescence of human experience in a visual idiom that, while distinctively Japanese, has great universal appeal. This collection of woodblock prints celebrates the seasons and is specially designed as an unbroken, ever-scrolling display in an accordion-fold book with a booklet in a slipcase. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780847845705
Seller Image
The Four Seasons
Published by
Rizzoli International Publications, US, 2025
ISBN 10: 0847845702
ISBN 13: 9780847845705
New
Hardcover
Seller: Rarewaves USA, OSWEGO, IL, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardback. Condition: New. Embracing seasonal change is an important part of Japan s native belief system and an enduring theme of its creative expression. Japanese artists have long celebrated the endless cycle and rhythm of nature and the fleeting transience and beauty of the seasons, depicting common customs from picnics welcoming spring under blossoming cherry trees to ritual offerings made to the autumnal harvest moon. The seasonal iconography includes recurring plant and wildlife elements: plum blossoms, irises, morning glories, cranes, geese flying in migratory formation. Some pictorial compositions focus upon a single time of year, but many encompass all four seasons together. This beautiful and elegant collection makes the ideal gift for anyone interested in the art and culture of Japan. The classic woodblocks in this collection express essential truths about the natural world and the evanescence of human experience in a visual idiom that, while distinctively Japanese, has great universal appeal. Seller Inventory # LU-9780847845705
Stock Image
The Four Seasons
Published by
Rizzoli International Publications, 2025
ISBN 10: 0847845702
ISBN 13: 9780847845705
New
Hardcover
Seller: PBShop.store US, Wood Dale, IL, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000. Seller Inventory # FV-9780847845705
Seller Image
The Four Seasons
Published by
Rizzoli International Publications, US, 2025
ISBN 10: 0847845702
ISBN 13: 9780847845705
New
Hardcover
Seller: Rarewaves.com USA, London, LONDO, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardback. Condition: New. Embracing seasonal change is an important part of Japan s native belief system and an enduring theme of its creative expression. Japanese artists have long celebrated the endless cycle and rhythm of nature and the fleeting transience and beauty of the seasons, depicting common customs from picnics welcoming spring under blossoming cherry trees to ritual offerings made to the autumnal harvest moon. The seasonal iconography includes recurring plant and wildlife elements: plum blossoms, irises, morning glories, cranes, geese flying in migratory formation. Some pictorial compositions focus upon a single time of year, but many encompass all four seasons together. This beautiful and elegant collection makes the ideal gift for anyone interested in the art and culture of Japan. The classic woodblocks in this collection express essential truths about the natural world and the evanescence of human experience in a visual idiom that, while distinctively Japanese, has great universal appeal. Seller Inventory # LU-9780847845705
Buy New
US$ 32.58
Free Shipping
Ships from United Kingdom to U.S.A.
Ships from United Kingdom to U.S.A.
Quantity: Over 20 available
Stock Image
The Four Seasons
Published by
Rizzoli International Publications, 2025
ISBN 10: 0847845702
ISBN 13: 9780847845705
New
Hardcover
Seller: PBShop.store UK, Fairford, GLOS, United Kingdom
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000. Seller Inventory # FV-9780847845705
Buy New
US$ 28.92
US$ 6.78 shipping
Ships from United Kingdom to U.S.A.
Ships from United Kingdom to U.S.A.
Quantity: 15 available
Stock Image
The Four Seasons: Great Works of Japanese Woodblock Printing
Seller: Books Puddle, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
Condition: New. Seller Inventory # 26402651106