HEROES OF THE GRAND PACIFICATION KUNIYOSHI'S TAIHEIKO EIYU DEN.
VARSHAVSKAYA, Elena.
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Amsterdam [2005], Hotei. Stiff pictorial wrs., as new, 24.5 x 30 cm., 189p., index, bibliography, glossary, notes to the 50 prints, 50 color photos, English text, a solid copy. FIRST & ONLY EDITION *** *** *** . . A SUPERB MONOGRAPH ON THE TAIHEIKI PRINTS . . . 50 STUNNING COLOR WOODBLOCK PRINTS BY KUNIYOSHI . . . THE ONE & ONLY COMPLETE COVERAGE OF THE SERIES . * This is a major contribution to illustrating and discussing the whole series of 50 heroes, superbly portrayed by Kuniyoshi. An important reference resource, with much detail . This is the complete series of 50 prints, full color with copious descriptions on each print, in much detail. . * With essays on Kuniyoshi's warriors, secret hero of townsmen the image of Toyotomi Hideyoshi in the popular culture of the Tokugawa period, artful mimicry, the set title and its contents. On the path to unification, chronology of the events represented in the set, the perfect warrior, Kuniyoshi's representation of martial attributes, heroic biographies, text on the prints, Kuniyoshi's Taiheiki Eiyu Den: the format, production history and later reworking. . * Superbly done ! A single and most excellent reference on the subject in English. . *** Color photos are posted to our website. . *. Seller Inventory # 26022001
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