Shin Hanga

Shin Hanga

Author: Barry Till

Publisher: Pomegranate Communications

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 120

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The shin hanga ("new print") movement flourished in Japan for almost fifty years after being set in motion and nurtured by publisher Watanabe Shozaburo (1885–1962). Employing the traditional "ukiyo-e quartet"—a production system consisting of artists, carvers, printers, and publishers—shin hanga attracted Western as well as native artists. The studio teams created woodblock prints that updated traditional ukiyo-e ("pictures of the floating world") prints by including Kabuki actor portraits, "beauties," and landscapes and other nature themes, often birds and flowers. With lavish illustrations and expert commentary, Shin Hanga: The New Print Movement of Japan details the shin hanga movement and presents splendid reproductions of works by its principal artists.


Shin-hanga

Shin-hanga

Author: Kendall H. Brown

Publisher: University of Washington Press

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 126

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Chronicles the 20th-century shin-hanga ("new prints") movement of Japanese woodblock printing, based on an exhibition at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art between January and June 1996. Includes many high-quality color and bandw illustrations, and essays on specific images, the cultural and historical context of the images, and the history of critical evaluation of shin-hanga, plus an exhibition checklist. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR


Ukiyo-e

Ukiyo-e

Author: Amy Reigle Newland

Publisher:

Published: 1999-03

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781577150695

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The art of Japanese woodblock printing from the 16th century to the 18th century is beautifully celebrated in this book. Explains the cultural traditions of Japan as well as interprets the prints.


Guide to Modern Japanese Woodblock Prints

Guide to Modern Japanese Woodblock Prints

Author: Helen Merritt

Publisher: University of Hawaii Press

Published: 1995-01-01

Total Pages: 380

ISBN-13: 9780824817329

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"[An] impressive volume, with a valuable amount of information not otherwise available in one source." --Choice Companion volume to Merritt's Modern Japanese Woodblock Prints. This volume is a reference work that is both comprehensive and rigorously chronological.


The Women of Shin Hanga

The Women of Shin Hanga

Author: Allen Hockley

Publisher: Hood Museum of Art Darmouth College

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 263

ISBN-13: 9780944722459

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Tradition confronts modernity in early-twentieth-century Japanese woodblock print depictions of women


Visions of Japan

Visions of Japan

Author: Hasui Kawase

Publisher: Hotei Publishing

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9789074822800

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Kawase Hasui (1883-1957) is considered the foremost Japanese landscape print artist of the 20th century. "Visions of Japan: Kawase Hasui s Masterpieces" brings together in a single volume one hundred of Hasui s most celebrated prints. Fully illustrated, this publication includes annotated descriptions for each work, as well as two essays on Hasui s life and work. Hasui's valuable contribution to the woodblock print medium was acknowledged in 1956, a year before his death, when he was honoured with the distinction of Living National Treasure ."


Modern Japanese Prints - Statler

Modern Japanese Prints - Statler

Author: Oliver Statler

Publisher: Tuttle Publishing

Published: 2012-10-09

Total Pages: 355

ISBN-13: 1462909558

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Featuring over 100 unique prints, Modern Japanese Prints is a testament to the continuity of Japanese art and creativity. By far the most vitally creative group of artists working in Japan today, modern print-makers are truly international in appeal. Although they owe much of their heritage to the famous ukiyoe techniques of the past, they depart from their forebears in at least two important respects. In the first place, whereas in the ancient ukiyoe tradition a print was the joint production of three men— the artist-designer, the artisan who carved the blocks, and the printer—these modern artists perform all these functions themselves, thus satisfying their demands for individual artistic expression at every step of the creative process. Another distinguishing feature of this artistic school is that its inspiration is derived neither solely from its own Japanese past nor solely from the West. This book carefully traces the history of the modern print movement through detailed discussions of the life and work of twenty-nine of its most noteworthy and representative artists. It describes vicissitudes which the movement has undergone and the high artistic ideals which have motivated its members in spite of public apathy and the hostility of the traditionalists.


Hanga

Hanga

Author: Chiaki Ajioka

Publisher: Art Media Resources

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 116

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This exhibition investigates the theme of Western inspiration in the arts of Japan and also raises the notion of individuality in a culture known for its conformity. The examples shown here encompass five decades (1900-1950) representing a panorama in Japanese creative prints (sosaku hanga).