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GRAPHIC ART OF JAPAN: The Classical School.
by HOLLOWAY, Owen E
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- Hardcover
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London 1957, Tiranti. Black cloth, 135+121p., 5 color, 135 b.w. plates. Excellent source for landscape albums, wood block printed books, bird & flower pictures. FIRST EDITION This invaluable text gives a keen insight into some of the more interesting woodblock print & book artists of the Edo period. Devoted to the other than sheet printed works, with a focus on Kyoto & Osaka art of the early 18th century. Soc- ial structure of Japanese taste, Chinese culture in Japan, Kyoto, what is graphic art? Medium & method of the classical school. What are brush stroke & engraved 'line'? Graphic art & the brush original, landscape, landscape in the albums, visual & verbal art, figure studies, the albums of figure subjects, bird & flower pictures, list of chief albums of the classical school. With copious descriptive notes to the plates.A very useful reference or illustrated books & albums of the time. Valuable for students, dealers and collectors. Illustrating examples from Kishi Empu, Ki Baitei, Kameda Bosai, Kawamura Bumpo, Yosa Buson, Ki Chikudoh, Onishi Chin- nen, Cho Gessho, Matsumura Goshun, Tsuji Hozan, Niwa Kagen, of the time. Valuable for students, dealers and collectors. Illustrating examples from Kishi Empu, Ki Baitei, Kameda Bosai, Kawamura Bumpo, Yosa Buson, Ki Chikudoh, Onishi Chin- nen, Cho Gessho, Matsumura Goshun, Tsuji Hozan, Niwa Kagen. .
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- Title
- GRAPHIC ART OF JAPAN: The Classical School.
- Author
- HOLLOWAY, Owen E
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- Hardcover
- Keywords
- Japanese Woodblock Print References, Eclectic Resources; E-hon: Japanese Color Or B.w. Woodblock Illustrated & Printed Books; Japanese Landscape: Paintings And All Related; Japanese Picture Scrolls: Illustrated Art Reference Items;
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