101 Great Samurai Prints (eBook)

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Autor)

John Grafton (Herausgeber)

eBook Download: EPUB

2012
Dover Publications (Verlag)
978-0-486-15522-7 (ISBN)

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Kuniyoshi was a master of the warrior woodblock print — and these 18th-century illustrations represent the pinnacle of his craft. Full-color portraits of renowned Japanese samurais pulse with movement, passion, and remarkably fine detail.

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One of the last great names in the Japanese ukiyo-e style, Utagawa Kuniyoshi was an undisputed master of the warrior woodblock print. Born in Tokyo in 1797, his talent became evident by the tender age of 12, when he became an apprentice to a famous print master. Starting out with vivid illustrations of cultural icons—including Kabuki actors and Japanese heroes—he moved on to a unique treatment of warrior prints, incorporating elements of dreams, omens, and daring feats that characterized his distinctive style. These dramatic eighteenth-century illustrations represent the pinnacle of his craft. One hundred and one full-color portraits of legendary samurai pulse with movement, passion, and remarkably fine detail. A must for collectors of Japanese art and a perfect first work for those who want to start their own collection, it includes brief captions and a new introduction.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 21.9.2012
• Reihe/Serie: Dover Fine Art, History of Art
• Sprache: englisch
• Gewicht: 445 g
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Kunstgeschichte / Kunststile
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Malerei / Plastik
• Schlagworte: Armor • armour • Binding • block prints • body suit • books on bindings • books on block prints • books on body suits • books on coffee tables • books on color reproductions • books on diebenkorn • books on fellman • books on hiroshige • books on hokusai • books on japanese arts • books on japanese artworks • books on japanese cultures • books on japanese martials • books on japanese prints • books on japanese samurais • books on japanese styles • books on japanese woodblocks • books on japanese woods • books on kitamura • books on life-sizes • books on masterclasses • books on pittsburgh • books on polaroids • books on printers • books on printmakings • books on samurai classes • books on samurais • books on samurai warriors • books on sargent • books on taschen • books on tattoo artists • books on tattoo arts • books on visual references • books on woodblock prints • books on wood blocks • books on woodblocks • Bushido • coffee table • color reproductions • Costume • costumes worn • diebenkorn • dyed • fellman • full-body • highly stylized • Hiroshige • Hokusai • hundred famous • Japanese art • japanese artwork • Japanese culture • japanese martial • japanese prints • japanese samurai • japanese style • japanese wood • japanese woodblock • kitamura • late 1600s • Life-Size • Masterclass • pacification • paint portraits • penises • Pittsburgh • Plates • Polaroids • Printers • printing • printmaking • reproduces • samurai class • Samurais • samurai warrior • sandi • Sargent • Schiele • Seal • Taschen • Tattoo Art • tattoo artists • tattooing • Tattoos • traditional japanese • Ukiyo-e • visual reference • Wood block • woodblock prints • Woodblocks
• ISBN-10: 0-486-15522-6 / 0486155226
• ISBN-13: 978-0-486-15522-7 / 9780486155227