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Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 324 pages. 9.00x6.00x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. English text.; Hardcover (with dust jacket).; 29.5 x 29.5 cm.; 1.9 kg.; 228 pages with colour illustrations.; Used with signs of wear on the exterior and interior. The dust jacket is worn, slightly loose due to wear, shows edge wear, scuffs and scratches, tear and small chip at the top of the spine and also another tear and chip at the top right side of the back cover, both top edges are slightly chipped, tiny chip also on the back cover. The hardover shows wear (only seem if the dust jacket is removed). The dust jacket is protected with a clearcover. Interior with wear marks, a previous owner pen written signature on title page. The rear of the front and back cover show minor wear marks as well as the first page. Good condition overall. Good readable/working copy.; The new wave - a term referring to the revival in Japanese woodblock printmaking during the early decades of the twentieth century - presents a comprehensive and authoritative picture of the important, but often neglected shin hanga ('new prints') of the Taisho (1912-1926) and early Showa (1926-1989) periods. The fully-illustrated publication contains three essays: an art historical overview of the developments of shin hanga (Donald Jenkins); a discussion of the pioneering role of the publisher Watanabe Shôzaburô (Henry D. Smith II and Okamoto Hiromi); and an introduction to western artists working in Japan during the formative years of the shin hanga movement (Julia Meech). The largest portion of the publication consists of over 300 annotated entries for each work (Amy Reigle Stephens). The new wave includes all the major figures of the shin hanga movement such as Hashiguchi Goyo, Ito Shinsui, Yamamura Koka and Torii Kotondo as well as over fifty lesser-known artists. In addition, in an attempt to set the stage for the development of the shin hanga movement, the publication also comprises the works by artists of the earlier Meiji period (1868-1912) such as Kobayashi Kiyochika, Kaburagi Kiyokata, Yoshu Chikanobu, Ogata Gekko and others, and by western artists working in Japan. All of the works are drawn from the impressive Robert O. Muller collection, the largest of its kind in the field of shin hanga.

London 1993, Bamboo. Blue cloth, very bright copy,240 color, 80 b.w., photo plates, 28 x 29 cm., dust jacket in a Mylar protector, 228p., sharp, a firm & brilliantly clean example, complete as issued. * * FIRST & ONLY RARE EDITION * * . *** *** *** . . ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT, COMPREHENSIVE, CONTEMPORARY . . . SHIN-HANGA LARGE FORMAT COLOR REFERENCES BOOKS . . . * * THE FIRST & ONLY EDITION * * . . . WITH OVER 316 COLOR PLATES . . . AN ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SHIN HANGA ARTISTS . . . AND THEIR COLOR WOODCUT PRINTS . . * The one of the most important art reference source published to date on Japanese Shin-Hanga woodblock prints from this period. . A comprehensive & authoritative study of the Shin-Hanga or "New Wave Prints," & Sosaku-hanga [creative prints] which covers the prints and artists of the Taisho [1912-1926] and early Showa [1926-1989] periods. . *** STUNNING COLOR ILLUSTRATED: Lavishly illustrated with examples from the vast & extensive Muller Collection. With a supplement on the prints of the preceding or Meiji period [1868-1912] to provide a background to the creative developments of the later artists. With many photos and biographies of the artists. . *** MORE ARTISTS: Japanese & Foreign: . Basic coverage of early artists of the period include those of Kiyochika, Kiyokata, Chikanobu, Gekko et al. Some later artists also covered include those of Goyo, Shinsui, Hasui, Yoshida Hiroshi, Eisen, Gekko, Shunsen, Toyonari, Kotondo [Genjin], Saito Kiyoshi, Takahashi Hiroaki [Shotei], Koitsu, Shoson/Koson, Elizabeth Keith, Charles Bartlett, Bertha Lum, Helen Hyde, Seiho, Seitei, Shiro, Kiyokata, and over fifty artists [Japanese & foreign] works, along with pictorial images of their prints. Too many artists to list here ! . *** BEST REFERENCE: This is one of the best contemporary reference sources on a wide variety of artists in this genre of modern Japanese color woodblock prints. With a copious bibliography, and extensive index, glossary, chronology. Contains over 300 entries. . *** CONTRIBUTORS: Amy Stephens, general editor, with essays by Okamoto Hiromi, Donald Jenkins, Julia Meech, Amy R. Stephens, Henry D. Smith II & Chris Uhlenbeck. . *** CONTENTS: Editor's Note Biographies Acknowledgements Introduction . Essays: Donald Jenkins: FACING THE FUTURE, REVISITING THE PAST . Okamoto Hiromi & Henry D. Smith II: UKIYO-E FOR MODERN JAPAN: The Legacy of Watanabe Shozaburo. [the publisher] . Julia Meech: JAPONISME: Graphic arts in the early 20th century. . Catalog Entries: Amy Stephens: Meiji Transitional Taisho/Showa Japonisme . *** A most valuable work for any student or collector on this popular subject of Japanese print phase of Shin-Hanga. Little else substantial in English exits. . *** PROFUSELY COLOR ILLUSTRATED: This large format work, with 240 color and 80 b.w. photo plates. . *** Color photos are posted to our website. . *** CONDITION: This is a lovely copy, in excellent unmarked condition. The binding and contents are clean. The dust jacket has a few minor tape mends to the inside, else a nice example. Complete as issued. . ****.