Tanaka Ryōhei - Chris van Otterloo
Etchings of Rural Japan
KORTE INHOUD
Tanaka Ryōhei, Etchings of Rural Japan is the first monograph in English dedicated to the life and oeuvre of Tanaka Ryōhei (1933). Mostly self-taught, Tanaka excelled in the medium of etching. He used this technique to depict the scenery of rural Japan and its gradually disappearing thatched-roof farmhouses. Tanaka made no less than 770 etchings and printed the vast majority of the editions himself – a total of well over 100,000 prints, which found their way to many collections, both public and private, all over the world. Over 130 representative works have been selected for this publication.
Japan has a long and rich tradition of printmaking. Whereas 18th- to early 20th-century woodblock prints have been the subject of extensive research, postwar printmaking and etching in Japan have received considerably less attention. While focusing on a single artist, this publication aims to shed light on these lesser-known aspects of Japanese print history. Tanaka Ryōhei, Etchings of Rural Japan includes an elaborate in...
Japan has a long and rich tradition of printmaking. Whereas 18th- to early 20th-century woodblock prints have been the subject of extensive research, postwar printmaking and etching in Japan have received considerably less attention. While focusing on a single artist, this publication aims to shed light on these lesser-known aspects of Japanese print history. Tanaka Ryōhei, Etchings of Rural Japan includes an elaborate in...
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2019Uitgever: Koninklijke Brill N.V.160 paginasTaal: EngelsISBN-10: 9004401350ISBN-13: 9789004401358Koop dit boek tweedehands
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2020 Leiden Hotei Publishing, softcover, 159 pages. The work of Tanaka Ryohei in this book, with guided texts ISBN 9789004401358 In very good condition [Auteur: Otterloo, Chris van] [Pagina's: 159] [Titel: Tanaka Ryohei]
