Tsukioka Yoshitoshi 19th Century Japanese Turmoil in Woodblock Prints

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi 19th Century Japanese Turmoil in Woodblock Prints

Author: Yoshitoshi Tsukioka

Publisher:

Published: 2020-03-15

Total Pages: 45

ISBN-13:

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The vivid color and scenes from turmoil of 19th century Japan reflects the challenges of the new modern state of Japan. This collection of stunning woodblock prints by Yoshitoshi contains color artwork in a paperback format - perfect for coffee tables, waiting rooms, and anyone who needs more art in their world. Tsukioka Yoshitoshi was born 1839 in the Shinbashi district in Edo, today known as Tokyo, to a wealthy merchant family. Yoshitoshi's prints were often depictions of bloody events, reflecting the state of Japanese society at the time. By the 1870s, Yoshitoshi's popularity had declined sharply, and he developed severe mental health issues in the face of extreme poverty. He produced work until his death in 1892 sporadically, but even a surge in the popularity of newspapers wasn't enough. By the time of his death, woodblock prints were no longer in demand.


Yoshitoshi's One Hundred Aspects of the Moon

Yoshitoshi's One Hundred Aspects of the Moon

Author: John Stevenson

Publisher: Brill Hotei

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9789074822428

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Reproduces the artist's "One Hundred Aspects of the Moon" and explains the story behind each design. Includes a biography of Yoshitoshi.


One Hundred Aspects of the Moon

One Hundred Aspects of the Moon

Author: Tamara Tjardes

Publisher:

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 116

ISBN-13:

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A wealth of information about herbal remedies native to the Southwest, infused with wisdom, wit, and personal reminiscences.


Pandemonium and Parade

Pandemonium and Parade

Author: Michael Dylan Foster

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 310

ISBN-13: 0520253620

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Monsters known as yōkai have long haunted the Japanese cultural landscape. This history of the strange and mysterious in Japan seeks out these creatures in folklore, encyclopedias, literature, art, science, games, manga, magazines and movies, exploring their meanings in the Japanese imagination over three centuries.


How to Look at Japanese Art

How to Look at Japanese Art

Author: Stephen Addiss

Publisher: Echo Point Books & Media

Published: 2015-10-08

Total Pages: 146

ISBN-13: 9781626542822

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From the striking ceramics of the Jomon period to the serene ink landscapes of the Muromachi era and beyond, this elegant book will elucidate and enhance your appreciation of every aspect of Japan's rich artistic culture. Packed with historical information, cultural context, and wonderful examples, Stephen Adiss and Audry Seo present a comprehensive guide to interacting with the art of Japan. From technical details to broad characteristics and speculative interpretations, the authors offer up a variety of considerations to keep in mind when looking at Japanese art. A captivating lesson in detail, focus, and aesthetics, How to Look at Japanese Art makes for a wonderful addition to any art-lover's collection. Readers interested in related titles from Stephen Addiss or Audrey Yoshiko Seo will also want to see: Art of Zen (ISBN: 9781635610741).


Visual Thinking Strategies

Visual Thinking Strategies

Author: Philip Yenawine

Publisher: Harvard Education Press

Published: 2013-10-01

Total Pages: 219

ISBN-13: 1612506119

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2014 Outstanding Academic Title, Choice "What’s going on in this picture?" With this one question and a carefully chosen work of art, teachers can start their students down a path toward deeper learning and other skills now encouraged by the Common Core State Standards. The Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS) teaching method has been successfully implemented in schools, districts, and cultural institutions nationwide, including bilingual schools in California, West Orange Public Schools in New Jersey, and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. It provides for open-ended yet highly structured discussions of visual art, and significantly increases students’ critical thinking, language, and literacy skills along the way. Philip Yenawine, former education director of New York’s Museum of Modern Art and cocreator of the VTS curriculum, writes engagingly about his years of experience with elementary school students in the classroom. He reveals how VTS was developed and demonstrates how teachers are using art—as well as poems, primary documents, and other visual artifacts—to increase a variety of skills, including writing, listening, and speaking, across a range of subjects. The book shows how VTS can be easily and effectively integrated into elementary classroom lessons in just ten hours of a school year to create learner-centered environments where students at all levels are involved in rich, absorbing discussions.


The Tale of Genji

The Tale of Genji

Author: John T. Carpenter

Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art

Published: 2019-03-04

Total Pages: 371

ISBN-13: 1588396657

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With its vivid descriptions of courtly society, gardens, and architecture in early eleventh-century Japan, The Tale of Genji—recognized as the world’s first novel—has captivated audiences around the globe and inspired artistic traditions for one thousand years. Its female author, Murasaki Shikibu, was a diarist, a renowned poet, and, as a tutor to the young empress, the ultimate palace insider; her monumental work of fiction offers entry into an elaborate, mysterious world of court romance, political intrigue, elite customs, and religious life. This handsomely designed and illustrated book explores the outstanding art associated with Genji through in-depth essays and discussions of more than one hundred works. The Tale of Genji has influenced all forms of Japanese artistic expression, from intimately scaled albums to boldly designed hanging scrolls and screen paintings, lacquer boxes, incense burners, games, palanquins for transporting young brides to their new homes, and even contemporary manga. The authors, both art historians and Genji scholars, discuss the tale’s transmission and reception over the centuries; illuminate its place within the history of Japanese literature and calligraphy; highlight its key episodes and characters; and explore its wide-ranging influence on Japanese culture, design, and aesthetics into the modern era. p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Verdana}


Folk Horror Revival: Field Studies - Second Edition

Folk Horror Revival: Field Studies - Second Edition

Author: Folk Horror Revival

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2018

Total Pages: 550

ISBN-13: 0244068305

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A new and revised edition of the seminal tome Folk Horror Revival: Field Studies. A collection of essays, interviews and artwork by a host of talents exploring the weird fields of folk horror, urban wyrd and other strange edges. Contributors include Robin Hardy, Ronald Hutton, Alan Lee, Philip Pullman, Thomas Ligotti, Kim Newman, Adam Scovell, Gary Lachman, Susan Cooper and a whole host of other intriguing and vastly talented souls. An indispensable companion for all explorers of the strange cinematic, televisual, literary and folkloric realms. This edition contains numerous extra interviews and essays as well as updating some information and presented with improved design. 100% of all sales profits of this book are charitably donated at quarterly intervals to The Wildlife Trusts.


Zen-Life

Zen-Life

Author: Evgeny Steiner

Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing

Published: 2014-06-26

Total Pages: 475

ISBN-13: 1443862878

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This book examines Japanese culture of the Muromachi epoch (14–16 centuries) with Ikkyū Sōjun (1394–1481) as its focal point. Ikkyū’s contribution to the culture of his time was all-embracing and unique. He can be called the embodiment of his era, given that all the features typical for the Japanese culture of the High Middle Ages were concentrated in his personality. This multidisciplinary study of Ikkyū’s artistic, religious, and philosophical heritage reconstructs his creative mentality and his way of life. The aesthetics and art of Ikkyū are shown against a broad historical background. Much emphasis is given to Ikkyū’s interpretation of Zen. The book discusses in great detail Ikkyū’s religious and ethical principles, as well as his attitude towards sex, and shows that his rebellious and iconoclastic ways were deeply embedded in the tradition. The book pulls together materials from cultural and religious history with literary and visual artistic texts, and offers a multifaceted view on Ikkyū, as well as on the cultural life of the Muromachi period. This approach ensures that the book will be interesting for art historians, historians of literature and religion, and specialists in cultural and visual studies.