Japanese Woodblock Prints

The Japanese woodblock print has no Western equivalent: breathtaking landscapes appear alongside blush-inducing erotica, ghosts and demons torment the living, and sumo wrestlers and kabuki actors are rock stars. Presenting the finest impressions from museums and collections worldwide, this edition unveils 200 exceptional prints from 1680 to 1938.

This book lifts the veil on a much-loved but little-understood art form by presenting the 200 most exceptional Japanese woodblock prints in their historical context, from the 17th-century development of ukiyo-e to the decline and later resurgence of prints in the early 20th century.

From mystical mountains to snowy passes, samurai swordsmen to kabuki actors, each piece is explored as a work of art in its own right, revealing the stories and people behind the motifs of masters such as Hokusai, Utamaro, and Hiroshige. This two-volume edition in a box, crafted with traditional Japanese binding, presents reproductions of the finest extant impressions from the vaults of museums and private collections across the globe.

Auteur: Andreas Marks, curator Japanse en Koreaanse kunst aan het Minneapolis Institute of Art.

Specificaties: Japanse binding, 2 delen in een doos, 25 x 34 cm, 4,45 kg, 630 pagina's. Meertalige editie (Engels, Frans, Duits). ISBN 978-3-7544-0066-1.