ISBN: 9789004185319

ID: 9789004185319

Japanese woodblock prints exemplified by such iconographic images as Hokusai's Great Wave, Hiroshige's Heavy Rain on Ohashi bridge, or Utamaro's enticing beauties, constitute one of the most important and influential art forms in art history. This volume champions the publisher - the enabler - without whom the great artworks which influenced painters like Monet, Toulouse-Lautrec, Van Gogh and others, would never have been produced. Publishers of Japanese Woodblock Prints: A Compendium focuses on the production process of Japanese woodblock prints with an emphasis on the role of the publisher. This publication presents over 1,100 publishers, with comprehensive lists of publications by a total of 572 artists and facsimiles of over 2300 publisher seals, spanning a time period from the 1650s to the 1990s. The publisher entries include details on the residence of a publisher, his clientele, the period of his commercial activity as well as a list of issued print series in chronological order. This listing offers insight into the status and versatility of a publisher, as well as indicating the publisher's specialities, favoured artists and the particular strategies pursued. With almost 600 pages of information on the publishers of Japanese woodblock prints, this publication is an essential reference work for scholars and collectors of Japanese prints alike. Books

ISBN: 9004185313

ID: 30529687353

[EAN: 9789004185319], Neubuch, Hardcover. Japanese woodblock prints exemplified by such iconographic images as Hokusai's Great Wave, Hiroshige's Heavy Rain on Ohashi bridge, or Utamaro's enticing beauties, constitute .Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. 576 pages. 2.127

2010, ISBN: 9789004185319

ID: 599805870

Hotei Publishing, 2010-12-07. Hardcover. Used:Good., Hotei Publishing, 2010-12-07

2010, ISBN: 9004185313

ID: 30529994040

[EAN: 9789004185319], Neubuch, [PU: Hotei Publishing]

2010, ISBN: 9004185313

ID: 30156624739

[EAN: 9789004185319], [PU: Hotei Publishing]