Woodblock Kuchi-e Prints: Reflections of Meiji Culture
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| Rating | : | 4.23 (522 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0824820738 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 296 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-03-19 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Although many crudely colored prints of subjects such as steam trains and men in derby hats did flood the Japanese market, the works introduced in this amply illustrated and readable volume make clear that there was another class of popular woodblock tradition unknown to foreigners that continued into the early twentieth century. Woodblock Kuchi-e Prints: Reflections of Meiji Culture is a pioneer exploration of a previously neglected genre of late-Meiji art: the type of handmade multicolor book frontispieces known as kuchi-e. Early European col
She is the author of Modern Japanese Woodblock Prints. Nanako Yamada is an associate member of the Center of East Asian Studies, University of Chicago, and a teacher of Japanese language at College of DuPage. . Helen Merritt is professor emeritus of the School of Art, Northern Illinois University
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About the Author Helen Merritt is professor emeritus of the School of Art, Northern Illinois University. Nanako Yamada is an associate member of the Center of East Asian Studies, University of Chicago, and a teacher of Japanese language at College of DuPage. . She is the author of Modern Japanese Woodblock Prints