Japan Journeys: Famous Woodblock Prints of Cultural Sights by Andreas Marks

By Andreas Marks

Presenting vintage jap woodblock prints, Japan Journeys bargains a special standpoint at the country's most famed go back and forth destinations.

This gorgeous artwork e-book gathers jointly nearly 2 hundred jap woodblock prints depicting scenic spots and cultural icons that also pride viewers this day. a few of the prints are by way of masters akin to Utagawa Hiroshige, Kitagawa Utamaro, and Utagawa Kunisada, and presently dangle in prestigious galleries and museums around the world. Katsuhika Hokusai, the artform's such a lot celebrated artist, can be good represented, with many prints from his "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido street" sequence and "Thirty-six perspectives of Mount Fuji" sequence, together with his world-renowned "Great Wave" print.

In addition to prints showcasing Japan's ordinary attractiveness, this conscientiously curated choice depicts roads and railways; favourite pursuits, corresponding to blossom viewing and attending fairs; loved leisure, reminiscent of kabuki theater; the models they wore, and the nutrients they ate. writer Andreas Marks is a number one specialist on jap woodblock prints, and his Illuminating captions supply historical past context to the scenes depicted.

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