Images from the Floating World: The Japanese Print: Including an Illustrated Dictionary of Ukiyo-e

Lane, Richard

ISBN 10: 0399121935 / ISBN 13: 9780399121937

Published by G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1978

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Cloth, 364 pages, illustrations (some colour); 29 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. OVERSIZE! Additional shipping charges may be requested for international & priority orders. A massive coffee-table book. Richly illustrated with colour plates. *** "An excellent study of this popular area of Japanese Art. This book chronicles the development of Ukiyo-e, examines the lives and techniques of its masters, and describes the illustrated books, erotic albums and paintings that belong to this school of art. Includes sections on The Rise of Ukiyo-e, The Primitives and the First Century of Ukiyo-e, and The Golden Age of the Color Print. Also contains an illustrated dictionary encompassing biographical details of artists and subjects, glossary of terms, etc. Well illustrated, several in color. " - Publisher. *** CONTENTS: Early genre painting and the rise of Ukiyo-e; The primitives and the first century of Ukiyo-e 1660-1765; The golden age of the color print 1765-1810; Hokusai, Hiroshige and the japanese landscape 1810-1880; Illustrated dictionary of Ukiyo-e. Size: 4to.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Images from the Floating World: The Japanese Print: Including an Illustrated Dictionary of Ukiyo-e
• Publisher: G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York
• Publication Date: 1978
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0399121935
• ISBN 13: 9780399121937
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st.
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Book Type: Collectible
• Seller catalogs:
  • Media::Prints
  • Antiques & Collectibles
  • XXXL: Jumbo
  • Asian::Japanese
  • XXX::COLLECTIBLES

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First edition. An excellent study of this popular area of Japanese Art. This book chronicles the development of Ukiyo-e, examines the lives and techniques of its masters, and describes the illustrated books, erotic albums and paintings that belong to this school of art. Includes sections on The Rise of Ukiyo-e, The Primitives and the First Century of Ukiyo-e, and The Golden Age of the Color Print. Also contains an illustrated dictionary encompassing biographical details of artists and subjects, glossary of terms, etc. Well illustrated, several in color. 364 pages. cloth, dust jacket.. thick 4to..