Author: James Albert MichenerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 287
Book Description
Japanese Prints
Author: James Albert MichenerPublisher: Tuttle Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 294
Book Description
"In James A. Michener the Japanese print has found its ideal commentator. Combining the finished literary style of an outstanding novelist with a mature knowledge of his subject, he is able to bring this great art form to life in words, directly communicating his understanding, love, and enthusiasm rather than obscuring his subject in pedantry. In fact, it might almost be said that he here lets the prints speak for themselves, in a wealth of magnificent illustrations and apt but unobtrusive commentary. It is only when one has finished the book that he realizes he has been conducted on a tour of three centuries of art, a tour so carefully arranged as to give a deep understanding of the history and aesthetics of Japanese prints, a new appreciation of a superlative art. The book has many other unique features. So far as consonant with his aim of presenting a full survey, Mr. Michener has illustrated the book with lesser-known masterpieces rather than with those few prints that have been reproduced almost ad nauseam. Unlike earlier books, this does not stop with the past century, but brings the subject completely up to date, introducing, in the modern Japanese print, some of the most exciting art being created in Japan--and in the world--today. The book also becomes a revealing account of the collecting of Japanese prints, with many valuable hints to collectors based upon the author's own experiences in gathering together one of the best print collections of recent years: it is a collecting field in which many hints are needed, with prices varying from $5 to $5,000 per print, and with forgeries and doubtful attributions on every hand. The final section of the book contains authoritative notes concerning each print, prepared by Richard Lane. In Mr. Michener's words, Dr. Lane "with his meticulous knowledge of Japanese and his love for ukiyo-e seems certain to become America's equivalent of the great German scholar Fritz Rumpf." It is appropriate that such a book should have been produced in Japan, and with the unstinting support of the Honolulu Academy of Arts--the increasingly important museum at the "crossroads of the Pacific"--Where Mr. Michener's collection is presently housed. No effort has been spared, especially in the faithfulness of the reproductions, to make it a worthy example of the high standards of modern Japanese bookmaking, drawing upon the same traditions and painstaking craftsmanship that produced the Japanese print."--Publisher's description.
Japanese Prints: From Early Masters to the Modern
Author: James MichenerPublisher: Tuttle Publishing
ISBN: 1462903908
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 506
Book Description
In James A. Michener the Japanese print has found its ideal commentator. Combining the finished literary style of an outstanding novelist with a mature knowledge of his subject, he is able to bring this great art form to life in words, directly communicating his understanding, love, and enthusiasm rather than obscuring his subject in pedantry. In fact, it might almost be said that he here lets the prints speak for themselves, in a wealth of magnificent illustrations and apt but unobtrusive commentary. It is only when one has finished the book that he realizes he has been conducted on a tour of three centuries of art, a tour so carefully arranged as to give a deep understanding of the history and aesthetics of Japanese prints, a new appreciation of a superlative art. The book has many other unique features. So far as consonant with his aim of presenting a full survey, Mr. Michener has illustrated the book with lesser-known masterpieces rather than with those few prints that have been reproduced almost ad nauseam. Unlike earlier books, this does not stop with the past century, but brings the subject completely up to date, introducing, in the modern Japanese print, some of the most exciting art being created in Japan—and in the world—today. The book also becomes a revealing account of the collecting of Japanese prints, with many valuable hints to collectors based upon the author's own experiences in gathering together one of the best print collections of recent years: it is a collecting field in which many hints are needed, with prices varying from $5 to $5,000 per print, and with forgeries and doubtful attributions on every hand.
Japanese Prints
Author: James A. MichenerPublisher:
ISBN: 9781258816285
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 294
Book Description
Japanese Prints
Author: James Albert MichenerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 287
Book Description
Japanesque
Author: Karin BreuerPublisher: Prestel Publishing
ISBN: 9783791350820
Category : Color prints, Japanese
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This lavishly illustrated book examines the profound influence of Japanese prints on the Impressionists and their American contemporaries.
Japanese Prints from the early masters to the modern. With notes on the prints by Richard Lane. With the cooperation of the Honolulu Academy of Arts.[Illustr.] (2. print.) - Rutland [usw.]: Tuttle (1959). 287 S. 4°
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Author: James Albert MichenerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 287
Book Description
Japanese Prints Early to Modern Masters
Author: O'Reilly's Plaza Art GalleriesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 15
Book Description
The Japanese Print
Author: Hugo MunsterbergPublisher: Weatherhill, Incorporated
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
This straightforwardly written and highly informative book is designed as an introductory history and guide to Japanese prints for the student and the beginning collector. Not limited to "ukiyo-e", it also discusses medieval Buddhist prints and the prints of the modern era, from the Mieiji period to the present. Thus such modern luminaries as Onchi, Hiratsuka, and Munakata are presented alongside the Edo master printmakers Harunobu, Kiyonaga, Utamaro, Sharaku, Hokusai, and Hiroshige. A major virtue of the book is the attention it gives to the aesthetics of the prints and to the lives of the printmakers themselves. Illustrated with 14 prints in full color and 86 in black and white, it also offers a thoroughly useful chapter on the collection and care of Japanse prints, a glossary, and a valuable selected bibliography. -- From publisher's description.
Japanese Prints by Early Masters
Author: Art Institute of ChicagoPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Color prints, Japanese
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
Living for the Moment
Author: Los Angeles County Museum of ArtPublisher: Prestel
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
"Published in conjunction with the exhibition Living for the Moment: Japanese Prints from the Barbara S. Bowman Collection at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, California (October 11, 2015-April 3, 2016)"--Colophon.