Ukiyoe from Matsukata Collection

Kyoto Shinbunsha, 1991 Book. Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. Japanese text with small introduction and captions in English at the end.; Paperback.; 21 x 30 cm; 1.2 Kg; 288 pages with colour illustrations.; Used with signs of wear. Interior in good condition. The outside text block shows some yellowing.; Catalogue for the special exhibition held at the Kyoto National Museum, April 16 - May 12, 1991.; "Ukiyo-e is a style of art which was born, nursed and let to its golden age within the Edo period. Undoubtedly, ukiyo-e can be called a product of the Edo period. As is well known, the Tokyo National Museum is keeping an enormous number of ukiyo-e prints of which 'the Matsukata collection of ukiyo-e prints' is the nucleus. Not only Japanese but also the ukiyo-e enthusiasts around the world know that the collection of more than 8,000 ukiyo-e prints, which the prominent businessman Kojiro Matsukata purchased from the jewelry dealer Henri Vever in Paris is excellent both in quality and quantity. For this special exhibition 282 ukiyo-e prints were carefully selected from the Matsukata collection in order to display the history of ukiyo-e prints from their earliest days to the end of the Edo period." excerpt from Greetings, April 1991, Kyoto National Museum, Tokyo National Museum and The Kyoto Shimbun..