Author

Contributions

  • Katsushika, Hokusai, 1760-1849. - Contributor
  • Royal Academy of Arts (Great Britain) - Contributor

Publication

1991 - Prestel, Munich

Language

English

Word Count

54,750 words, Guess

Page Count

219 pages

Identifiers

and 2 more
  • Goodreads1462753
  • LibraryThing4288649

Classifications

  • DDC769.92
  • LCCNE1325.K3 A4 1991

Description

This volume includes full-color reproductions of drawings and woodblock prints by Japan's most beloved artist. These landscapes-including his famous views of Mount Fuji- portraits of lovers and kabuki actors, nature and animal illustrations, as well as scenes of daily life in eighteenth and nineteenth-century Japan reveal the artist's genius for rendering a wide variety of subjects. Matthi Forrer discusses in his essay Hokusai's life and lasting popularity while placing his work within the context of Japanese society and the work of his contemporaries.

Description

Hokusai, one of Japan's most famous artists, has left a body of work comprising almost 30,000 items. This volume, designed as a catalog to accompany an exhibition in London, gives us an overview of 13 drawings and 151 woodblock prints representing landscapes, amorous couplings, kabuki actors, and scenes of daily life in 18th-century Japan.

Subjects

Genres

  • Exhibitions.

Other Editions

  • Hokusai: prints and drawingsPrestel1991-01-01
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