Japanese Kite Prints
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Japanese Kite Prints
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Author : John Stevenson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2004
Japanese Kite Prints written by John Stevenson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Antiques & Collectibles categories.
Color woodblock prints vibrantly convey the popular urban culture of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Edo, now called Tokyo. In a book that brings together two of Edo's most colorful traditions, prints and kites, John Stevenson celebrates the charm and significance of the mass-produced but often elegant broadsheets known as ukiyo-e. The term means "pictures of the floating world," a pun on a Buddhist concept of the fleeting world of desires that is, coincidentally but poetically, appropriate for a study of kites borne on the wind. Edo artists experimented with woodblock-printing techniques during the eighteenth century as kite-flying became increasingly popular. Each influenced the other: kite-makers copied woodblock-print designs to decorate their creations of bamboo, cloth, and paper, and printers used images of kites in their designs. The prints from the Skinner Collection illustrated in this book are products of Tokugawa Edo (1603-1867) and Meiji Tokyo (1868-1912). They record highlights of the Kabuki theater, brothels, and Sumo wrestling, enthusiastically presenting star actors and celebrity courtesans and vignettes of everyday life. These images capture for us the character of life as it was lived and imagined by the printmakers and kite-fliers of Old Japan. It seems that everyone thrills to the sight of a kite straining upward into the sky, and woodblock prints are perhaps the most accessible form of traditional Japanese visual culture; kite aficionados and lovers of Japanese art alike will be delighted by this study.
The Art Of The Japanese Kite
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Author : Tal Streeter
language : en
Publisher: Weatherhill, Incorporated
Release Date : 1974
The Art Of The Japanese Kite written by Tal Streeter and has been published by Weatherhill, Incorporated this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1974 with Crafts & Hobbies categories.
"This book is about kites I have seen, kite makers I have spoken with, and kite festivals I have attended."--Prologue.
Yoshitoshi S Strange Tales
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Author : John Stevenson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2005
Yoshitoshi S Strange Tales written by John Stevenson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Art categories.
Presents two series, One Hundred Tales of Japan and China (Wakan hyaku monogatari) (1865) and New Forms of 36 Strange Things (Shinken sanjurokkaisen) (1889–92).
Japanese Popular Prints
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Author : Rebecca Salter
language : en
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Release Date : 2006-06-30
Japanese Popular Prints written by Rebecca Salter and has been published by University of Hawaii Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-06-30 with Art categories.
In the West, Japanese woodblock printing tends to be associated with the ukiyo-e tradition and the familiar portrayals of kabuki actors or courtesan beauties. These well-known images were produced by a publisher and artist using the extraordinary skills of carvers and printers, whose identities are rarely known. The same craftsmen also produced woodblock-printed objects for use in everyday life such as decorative paper (chiyogami), votive slips (senjafuda), playing cards (karuta), and board games (sugoroku). As the market changed in the late nineteenth century, the craftsmen increasingly turned to the production of these low-value, essentially ephemeral objects. Although the prices were kept low, many were imbued with the same glorious visual sophistication that had attracted Westerners to ukiyo-e. Approaching the subject as an artist rather than a print scholar, Rebecca Salter focuses on the craftsmen and the complex visual culture within which they worked. Through information gained from interviews with some of the remaining practitioners and analysis of the objects themselves, she builds up a picture of the quiet role woodblock played in the lives of the Japanese as they moved from the isolation of the Edo period to embrace modernization in the early twentieth century. This book is a fascinating exploration of this area of cultural history and the numerous color illustrations encourage a playful investigation of the many threads of Japan’s visual culture. Rebecca Salter is a well-known British printmaker. She lived in Japan for six years and is an acknowledged authority on Japanese woodblock printing. She is the author of Japanese Woodblock Printing.
Beyond The Great Wave
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Author : James King
language : en
Publisher: Peter Lang
Release Date : 2010
Beyond The Great Wave written by James King and has been published by Peter Lang this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Art and society categories.
The Japanese landscape print has had a tremendous influence on Western art of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. In Japan and in the West it is often seen as the dominant form in Ukiyo-e, pictures from the floating world. And yet for all its importance, it is a genre whose history has never been written. Beyond The Great Wave is a survey or overview for all those interested in discovering the inner dynamics of one of art history's most remarkable achievements. However, it is also a quest narrative, in which landscapes and notions of Japan as a homeland are intertwined and interconnected. Although there has never been a book-length study of the Japanese landscape print in either Japanese or English, a great deal has been written about the two giants of the genre, Hokusai and Hiroshige. From what traditions did these two nineteenth-century artists emerge? Who were their predecessors? What influence, if any, did they have on other Ukiyo-e artists? Can their influence be seen in the shin-hanga and sôsaku-hanga artists of the twentieth century? This book addresses these issues, but it also looks at a number of other factors, such as the growth of tourism in nineteenth-century Japan, necessary for understanding this genre.
Notebook
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Author : Yesteryears Notebooks
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019-08-30
Notebook written by Yesteryears Notebooks and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-08-30 with categories.
Notebook Description: For Japanese Art Lovers For those who love the beautiful art that has come out of Japan during the Edo and Meiji periods this is one notebook in a series of Japanese nature notebooks which showcases these eras. All images on the notebooks are derived, restored and modified from original prints produced typically from the Edo and Meiji periods. This notebook would make a perfect gift for those who love Japanese style and culture. Dimensions Paperback book (6 x 9 inches) (15.24 cm x 22.86 cm) with matte soft cover. Has 110 blank college ruled lined white pages (55 sheets). Copyright: all copyright is reserved on this derivative of the original work.
Shin Hanga
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Author : Barry Till
language : en
Publisher: Pomegranate Communications
Release Date : 2007
Shin Hanga written by Barry Till and has been published by Pomegranate Communications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Art categories.
The shin hanga ("new print") movement flourished in Japan for almost fifty years after being set in motion and nurtured by publisher Watanabe Shozaburo (1885–1962). Employing the traditional "ukiyo-e quartet"—a production system consisting of artists, carvers, printers, and publishers—shin hanga attracted Western as well as native artists. The studio teams created woodblock prints that updated traditional ukiyo-e ("pictures of the floating world") prints by including Kabuki actor portraits, "beauties," and landscapes and other nature themes, often birds and flowers. With lavish illustrations and expert commentary, Shin Hanga: The New Print Movement of Japan details the shin hanga movement and presents splendid reproductions of works by its principal artists.
Japanese Woodblock Printing
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Author : Rebecca Salter
language : en
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Release Date : 2002-02-28
Japanese Woodblock Printing written by Rebecca Salter and has been published by University of Hawaii Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-02-28 with Crafts & Hobbies categories.
Of all the sophisticated traditional arts and crafts of Japan, woodblock prints are probably the most widely known in the West. The bold yet refined compositions are as fresh to the Western eye today as they were when they first came to the attention of the Impressionists in the nineteenth century. With their fluid lines, intricate carving and delicate colors, Japanese prints are still as fascinating as ever. In this book, Rebecca Salter takes us through the history of the Japanese woodblock, discusses the materials, tools, and papers available (and their Western equivalents) and shows how to get the most out of them through interesting step-by-step projects. The work of an international group of artists shows the varied and exciting prints being produced today.
Guide To Modern Japanese Woodblock Prints
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Author : Helen Merritt
language : en
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Release Date : 1995-01-01
Guide To Modern Japanese Woodblock Prints written by Helen Merritt and has been published by University of Hawaii Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995-01-01 with Crafts & Hobbies categories.
"[An] impressive volume, with a valuable amount of information not otherwise available in one source." --Choice Companion volume to Merritt's Modern Japanese Woodblock Prints. This volume is a reference work that is both comprehensive and rigorously chronological.
Japanese Woodblock Bird Prints
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Author : Kashū Numata
language : en
Publisher: Courier Dover Publications
Release Date : 2011-08-18
Japanese Woodblock Bird Prints written by Kashū Numata and has been published by Courier Dover Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-08-18 with Art categories.
Numata Kashû's wonderfully lifelike images of birds and flowers first appeared in a three-volume, 1883 portfolio. His woodblock prints were so popular that dealers sold them individually, destroying most complete sets. A collector's delight, this exquisite edition reprints a 1930s facsimile, alive with 150 color illustrations of the highest quality.