Ukiyo-E Paintings: In the British Museum Tapa blanda - 1993

Smithsonian, 1993-01-17. Paperback. Very Good. 11x8x0. Text and images unmarked. The wrapper shows some light handling, sunning on the spine. 4to. 256pp.

Smithson Institution. 1992. Paperback. Very Good. Trade paperback; light fading to exterior, cover corners curling; clean te xt, tight binding. .

Washington, D.C: Smithsonian, 1993. Paperback. Near Fine. Illustrated with color and black and white photographs. Paperback. Pictorial cover. From Library Journal, "Ukiyo-E, or "pictures of the floating world," is the name given to images produced during the Edo period (1600-1868) that showed life in the pleasure quarters of Japanese cities. Common subjects include courtesans, actors, demons, and erotic scenes. In the West, Ukiyo-E woodblock prints are better known than the paintings, which have begun to be studied and published only recently. The significant holdings of paintings in the British Museum are presented in this volume, which opens with a brief introductory essay to set the historical context of the work. Notes on the reproductions include biographical sketches of the artists, questions of attribution and authenticity, and other issues of connoisseurship in this relatively undeveloped area of study. Recommended for Asian arts collections and all large fine arts… Leer más

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Smithsonian. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!