The Hundred Poets Compared
The Hundred Poets Compared

Author: Henk Herwig

Publisher: Brill Hotei

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 264

ISBN-13:

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"The Hundred Poets Compared discusses a print series by three of the most famous Japanese print artists of the 19th century: Kuniyoshi, Hiroshige, and Kunisada. This series of one hundred prints is known as the Ogura nazorae hyakunin isshu (Companions of the Ogura One Hundred Poets, One Poem Each) and constitutes a typical example of serial graphics from the world of Ukiyo-e." "Each print compares one of the poems from the most-beloved collection of Japanese poetry, The One Hundred Poets, One Poem Each (Hyahunin isshu), with a scene from Japanese history or theatre."--BOOK JACKET.

Genji's World in Japanese Woodblock Prints
Genji's World in Japanese Woodblock Prints

Author: Andreas Marks

Publisher: Hotei Publishing

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 288

ISBN-13: 9789004233539

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'Genji's World in Japanese Woodblock Prints' provides a comprehensive overview of Genji prints, a phenomenon and exceptional subject of Japanese woodblock prints that gives an insight into 19th century Japan and its art practices.

The 47 Ronin
The 47 Ronin

Author: Kunisada Utagawa

Publisher:

Published: 2013-10-31

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781840683158

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This Ukiyo-e Master Special edition of Kunisada's 47 Ronin contains not only Kunisada's complete set of 48 samurai prints, reproduced in full-size and full-colour, but also reference prints from Kuniyoshi's classic series of 1847, complimenting each image. The book also features A.B. Mitford's definitive Legend of the 47 Ronin, the first English-languge version of the story from 1871. This text is illustrated with 47 Ronin prints by varoius other classic ukiyo-e artists, including Yoshitora, Yoshitoshi, and Kunichika, bringing the total number of colour prints in the book to over 100.

Kuniyoshi
Kuniyoshi

Author: Timothy Clarke

Publisher: Royal Academy Books

Published: 2009-04-01

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781905711406

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This handsome volume explores the life and work of Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1798-1861), one of Japan's greatest print artists. Alongside such illustrious names as Hokusai and Hiroshige, he dominated the 19th-century production of the popular genre of woodblock prints known as ukiyo-e, literally, "pictures of the floating world." The only major book to illustrate the entirety of the artist's work, Kuniyoshi explores his extraordinary imagination across an impressive range of subject matter, from his portraits of Japanese warrior heroes and fashionable beauties to his satirical themes and innovative landscape prints. Published to accompany a spectacular exhibition, Kuniyoshi is an essential reference for Japanese art collectors and enthusiasts.

Competition and Collaboration
Competition and Collaboration

Author: Laura J. Mueller

Publisher: Brill Hotei

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13:

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In cooperation with the Chazen Museum of Art, Madison, Wisconsin, Hotei Publishing is preparing the publication of Competition and Collaboration. Japanese Prints of the Utagawa School. This publication will be published along with the traveling exhibition organized by the Chazen Museum of Art on prints of the Utagawa school, well known through famous artists as Toyokuni, Hiroshige, Kunisada and Kuniyoshi. The exhibition will consist of approximately 150 works from the Chazen Museum of Art's Van Vleck collection of Japanese woodblock prints and the catalogue will illustrate 216 prints from the collection along with extensive descriptions. The exhibition will be on view at the Chazen from November 3, 2007 to January 6, 2008 before traveling to other venues.

Japanese Woodblock Prints
Japanese Woodblock Prints

Author: Andreas Marks

Publisher: Tuttle Publishing

Published: 2012-03-13

Total Pages: 994

ISBN-13: 1462905994

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Japanese woodblock prints, or ukiyo-e, are the most recognizable Japanese art form. Their massive popularity has spread from Japan to be embraced by a worldwide audience. Covering the period from the beginning of the Japanese woodblock print in the 1680s until the year 1900, Japanese Woodblock Prints provides a detailed survey of all the famous ukiyo-e artists, along with over 500 full-color prints. Unlike previous examinations of this art form, Japanese Woodblock Prints includes detailed histories of the publishers of woodblock prints--who were often the driving force determining which prints, and therefore which artists, would make it into mass circulation for a chance at critical and popular success. Invaluable as a guide for ukiyo-e enthusiasts looking for detailed information about their favorite Japanese woodblock print artists and prints, it is also an ideal introduction for newcomers to the world of the woodblock print. This lavishly illustrated book will be a valued addition to the libraries of scholars, as well as the general art enthusiast.