The Drawings of Ikuo Hirayama Tapa dura - 1994

Shorewood Fine Art Books, 1994. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Shorewood, 1/1/1994. Hardcover. Like New. Signed. 2 volume set. Inscribed by Ikuo Hirayama. Hardcovers and dust jackets. Fine bindings and covers. Foxing to top page ends. Clean, unmarked pages. Ships daily. Contents: [v.1] Sketches of Japan. Asian sketches. Fan paintings. On sketching. --[v.2] European sketches. Greece and Egypt. The Middle East. India, Cambodia, and Indonesia. Western China. Afterword. Biography. In English. Japanese text in back pocket. <br> Ikuo Hirayama, one of the most well-known representatives of the Japanese-style painting Nihonga, utilized the Silk Road as the main theme of his paintings. Over the course of the 100 journeys Hirayama made following this route he paid several visits to Turkey. Hirayama was appointed as Japan's first Goodwill Ambassador to UNESCO in 1988 and Special Advisor to the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage in 1995. He emphasized cultural exchange with his visits and research in the Middle East, alongside his art's focus on the ancient… Leer más