The Prints of Isoda Koryūsai

The Prints of Isoda Koryūsai
Author: Allen Hockley
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Total Pages: 340
Release: 2003
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780295983011

He may very well be the most productive artist of the eighteenth century. Refuting outmoded paradigms of connoisseurship and challenging the assumptions of conventional print scholarship, Allen Hockley elevates this important figure from the status of a minor Edo-period artist. He argues that Koryusai excelled by the most significant measure -- he was a highly successful creator of popular commodities. Employing an "active audience" model, Hockley reshapes the study of ukiyo-e as a.

Japanese Erotic Prints

Japanese Erotic Prints
Author: Inge Klompmakers
Publisher: Brill Hotei
Total Pages: 164
Release: 2001
Genre: Art
ISBN:

This publication offers the reader a ravishing selection of erotic prints ("shunga") by the first full-color woodblock-print masters: Suzuki Harunobu (c. 1725-70) and Isoda Kory{sai (act. c. 1764-88). It is based on a private collection of prints of remarkable quality, their radiant colors perfectly preserved by the albums in which they were kept. The first volume in a popular series on erotic prints by famous Japanese woodblock-print artists, this book contains a detailed general introduction to the genre of "shunga." In addition to a description of the historical and cultural settings of the prints, it focuses in particular on the locations and interiors where the erotic action takes place.

Shunga

Shunga
Author: Rosina Buckland
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2013-08-29
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9781468306989

Featuring paintings, handscrolls, prints, and illustrated books of erotica produced in Japan between 1600 and 1900, Shunga showcases some of the finest examples of Japanese erotic art, created with opulent materials and special printing effects.

Looking East

Looking East
Author: Helen Burnham
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2014
Genre: Art, Japanese
ISBN: 9780878468102

"Published in conjunction with the exhibition Looking East, organized by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville, Tennessee, January 31-May 11, 2014; Setagaya Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan, June 28-September 15, 2014; Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art, Japan, September 30-November 30, 2014; Nagoya/Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Japan, January 2-May 10, 2015; Musee National des Beaux-Arts du Quebec, Canada, June 11-September 27, 2015; Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, California, October 30, 2015-January 24, 2016"--Colophon.

Japanese Woodblocks Masterpieces of Art

Japanese Woodblocks Masterpieces of Art
Author: Michael Robinson
Publisher: Flame Tree Illustrated
Total Pages: 128
Release: 2022-05-24
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9781839649820

Quick introduction, and packed with illustration the Masterpieces of Art focuses on the popular work of Hiroshige and Hokusai whose visions of waves and Mount Fuji have dominated the popular imagination for over 200 years. Woodblock printing is a traditional artistic medium in Japan most renowned for its use in ukiyo-e or 'floating world' prints. Both moving and mesmerising, this medium captures scenes with considerable atmosphere and vibrancy whether it be crashing waves, autumn leaves or serene waterfalls. Beginning with a fresh and thoughtful introduction to Japanese woodblock art, Japanese Woodblocks Masterpieces of Art goes on to showcase key works by artists such as Katsuhika Hokusai and Ando Hiroshige.

A Third Gender

A Third Gender
Author: Joshua S. Mostow
Publisher: Hotei Publishing
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2016
Genre: Boys in art
ISBN: 9780888545145

Gender relations were complex in Edo-period Japan (1603-1868). Wakashu, male youths, were desired by men and women, constituting a "third gender" with their androgynous appearance and variable sexuality. This book examines the fascination with wakashu in Edo-period culture. The book reproduces over a hundred works, mostly woodblock prints and illustrated books from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The book is based on the collection of the Royal Ontario Museum, which houses the largest collection of Japanese art in Canada, including more than 2,500 woodblock prints.

Reading Asian Art and Artifacts

Reading Asian Art and Artifacts
Author: Paul Kocot Nietupski
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 249
Release: 2011
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1611460700

Asian art and material artifacts are expressive of cultural realities and constitute a "visible language" with messages that can be read, interpreted, and analyzed. These essays by scholars of Asian art, philosophy, anthropology, and religion focus on objects held in ASIANetwork schools. The chapters' authors tell the stories of the collections, and the collections themselves tell stories of the collectors.