Kuniyoshi - Iwakiri Yuriko; Amy Newland
Japanese master of imagined worlds
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Enjoying a career spanning almost fifty years, from the 1810s to his death in 1861, Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861) was instrumental in establishing warrior prints as one of the major genres in the history of Japanese woodblock prints (ukiyo-e). His most spectacular triptychs of warriors resonate even in contemporary culture, their influence reflected in modern graphic media such as manga. This publication demonstrates that Kuniyoshi's artistic genius also extended to the creation of striking prints in other genres: images of beautiful women and kabuki actors, ghosts, demons and monsters, anthropomorphic renditions of animals illustrating everyday life, as well as compositions replete with humour and often involving witty wordplay. Examples of Kuniyoshi's work also reveal the artist's dialogue with aspects of European pictorial traditions in his experimentation with shading and perspective. The selection of prints in Kuniyoshi: Japanese master of imagined worlds includes representative pieces of the highest q...
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2013Uitgever: Koninklijke Brill N.V.168 paginasTaal: EngelsISBN-10: 9004258302ISBN-13: 9789004258303Koop dit boek tweedehands
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2013, paperback, good copy [Auteur: Yuriko, Iwakiri, Newland, Amy] [Taal: en] [Uitgever: HOTEI Publishing] [Jaar: 2013] [Titel: Kuniyoshi / Japanese master of imagined worlds]
