Yoshitoshi
One Hundred Aspects of the Moon (Full-Size Facsimile Edition)
Seiten
2019
Abbeville Press Inc.,U.S. (Verlag)
978-0-7892-1355-6 (ISBN)
Abbeville Press Inc.,U.S. (Verlag)
978-0-7892-1355-6 (ISBN)
A beautiful facsimile edition of the last masterpiece of ukiyo-e. This magnificent facsimile of One Hundred Aspects of the Moon reproduces each print at its original size, facing an explanation of the subject.
A beautiful facsimile edition of the last masterpiece of ukiyo-e, limited to 3,000 numbered copies
Final 1,000 copies now available
Yoshitoshi (1839 - 1892) was the last virtuoso of the Japanese woodblock print, and the One Hundred Aspects of the Moon, published between 1885 and 1892, were his crowning achievement. This series - mainly illustrating stories from history and legend, unified by the motif of the moon - is charged with paradox. In order to carry forward the tradition of ukiyo-e, Yoshitoshi drew stylistic inspiration from the very forces that were rendering it obsolete - namely, Western art and mass media like photography and lithography. As if they realised they were witnessing the end of an era, the artist's public responded enthusiastically to his innovative series - many of the individual prints were sold out on the morning of their publication.
This magnificent facsimile of One Hundred Aspects of the Moon reproduces each print at its original size, facing an explanation of the subject. A thorough introductory text, augmented with many comparative illustrations, traces Yoshitoshi's career and the genesis of this series. Printed and bound to the most exacting specifications, this volume will be a must for aficionados of Japanese prints.
A beautiful facsimile edition of the last masterpiece of ukiyo-e, limited to 3,000 numbered copies
Final 1,000 copies now available
Yoshitoshi (1839 - 1892) was the last virtuoso of the Japanese woodblock print, and the One Hundred Aspects of the Moon, published between 1885 and 1892, were his crowning achievement. This series - mainly illustrating stories from history and legend, unified by the motif of the moon - is charged with paradox. In order to carry forward the tradition of ukiyo-e, Yoshitoshi drew stylistic inspiration from the very forces that were rendering it obsolete - namely, Western art and mass media like photography and lithography. As if they realised they were witnessing the end of an era, the artist's public responded enthusiastically to his innovative series - many of the individual prints were sold out on the morning of their publication.
This magnificent facsimile of One Hundred Aspects of the Moon reproduces each print at its original size, facing an explanation of the subject. A thorough introductory text, augmented with many comparative illustrations, traces Yoshitoshi's career and the genesis of this series. Printed and bound to the most exacting specifications, this volume will be a must for aficionados of Japanese prints.
John Stevenson studied modern history at Oxford and worked and traveled across Asia for twenty years. He has written books and articles on various aspects of Asian art, from Japanese prints to Vietnamese ceramics. Formerly curator of Chinese art at the Seattle Art Museum and production manager at the University of Washington Press, Stevenson now lives on Kyushu Island, Japan.
Holding Back the Night: A Biography of Yoshitoshi 7
One Hundred Aspects of the Moon: An Introduction 51
Technical Details 61
Map of Locations of the Stories 66
Timeline 68
Dating Meiji Prints 70
Notes on the Lunar Calendar 70
Akiyama Buemon’s Albums 71
Plates and Commentaries 77
Bibliography 278
Index 279
| Erscheinungsdatum | 04.02.2019 |
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| Zusatzinfo | 100 Illustrations, color |
| Verlagsort | New York |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 268 x 380 mm |
| Gewicht | 3010 g |
| Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Malerei / Plastik |
| ISBN-10 | 0-7892-1355-9 / 0789213559 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-7892-1355-6 / 9780789213556 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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