A new staple volume on Japanese art, in an eminently giftable format.
Exceptional production values: a paperback with a Japanese stab binding housed in a slipcase along with three frameable prints 120 colour illustrations Includes three frameable prints housed in a slipcase along with the book.
Thompson, a noted expert on Japanese prints .
Written by MFA curator Sarah E.
Published in cooperation with the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and illustrated with 120 outstanding works from their collection .
A beautifully packaged, affordable introduction to the perennially popular subject of Japanese prints .
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Her most recent books include Genji: The Prince and the Parodies and Hokusai\'s Landscapes: The Complete Series.
She has curated numerous exhibitions at the MFA and elsewhere, including Tattoos in Japanese Prints.
Thompson is a curator of Japanese art at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and creator of the MFA\'s digital catalogue of over 50,000 prints.
AUTHOR: Sarah E.
It will be a must-have for all art lovers.
Pictures of the Floating World features a traditional Japanese stab binding and is housed in a durable slipcase together with three remarkable prints, suitable for framing.
She explores each of the principal genres in turn: beauty and fashion, the kabuki theater, landscape, nature, history and literature, and fantasy.
Thompson, curator of Japanese art at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, provides a highly readable overview of the cultural and artistic history of ukiyo-e, showcasing 120 exceptional prints from the museum\'s world-class collection, by masters including Utamaro, Hokusai, and Hiroshige.
In this attractive volume, Sarah E.
These beautiful prints were the result of a meticulous craft process, in which an artist\'s initial drawing was translated by expert carvers into multiple printing blocks for different colours.
In Edo Japan, woodblock prints known as ukiyo-e ("Pictures of the Floating World") captured the entertainment culture of the urban elite and eventually many other subjects as well.
A new staple volume on Japanese art, in an eminently giftable format
