Author: James Michener
Publisher: 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: From Early Masters to the Modern
Author: James Michener
Publisher: 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.
Publisher: 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 Albert Michener
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Color prints, Japanese
Languages : en
Pages : 287
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Color prints, Japanese
Languages : en
Pages : 287
Book Description
Japanese Prints
Author: James Albert Michener
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 287
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 287
Book Description
Japanese Prints
Author: James Albert Michener
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Color prints, Japanese
Languages : en
Pages : 287
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Color prints, Japanese
Languages : en
Pages : 287
Book Description
Japanese Prints by Early Masters
Author: Art Institute of Chicago
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Color prints, Japanese
Languages : en
Pages : 24
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Color prints, Japanese
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
Japanese Prints by Early Masters Fron the Clarence Buckingham Collection the Art Inst. of Chicago
Author: Helen C. Gunsaulus
Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages :
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Languages : en
Pages :
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Japanesque
Author: Karin Breuer
Publisher: 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.
Publisher: 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.
Early Masters
Author: Gunhild Avitabile
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
Catalog of an extraordinary collection of primitive Ukiyo-e assembled by one of Germany's leading contemporary painters. This collection contains unique specimens from nearly all the early Ukiyo-e masters.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
Catalog of an extraordinary collection of primitive Ukiyo-e assembled by one of Germany's leading contemporary painters. This collection contains unique specimens from nearly all the early Ukiyo-e masters.
Copying the Master and Stealing His Secrets
Author: Brenda G. Jordan
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
ISBN: 9780824826086
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
Examines the transmission of painting traditions in Japan.
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
ISBN: 9780824826086
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
Examines the transmission of painting traditions in Japan.
Japanese Prints Early to Modern Masters
Author: O'Reilly's Plaza Art Galleries
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 15
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 15
Book Description