The Riddles of Ukiyoe: Women and Men in Japanese Prints,New

The Riddles of Ukiyoe: Women and Men in Japanese Prints,New

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Brand: Ludion Publishers
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This book sheds light on the often mysterious iconography in Japanese prints Lavishly illustrated with over 130 prints of women and men, from the heyday of Japanese printmaking A passionate introduction to the intriguing art of UkiyoeWomen and men strong, proud, tragic or beautiful from the heyday (17651865) of Japanese printmaking are this books subject. It seeks to dig below the surface of the prints to describe the often subtle iconography employed in these masterful creations by the most famous artists of their time. It begins with Suzuki Harunobus subdued and introverted scenes of women seated on verandas. The book then moves on to the spectacular big face (okubie) portraits of prostitutes and Kabuki actors by artists like Kitagawa Utamaro, Toshusai Sharaku and Utagawa Kunimasa. Frail streetwalkers, forced by circumstance into the lowest ranks of prostitution, are transformed into elegant beauties, obscuring their tragic existence. The spectacle of heroes from Japans rich mythological and pseudohistorical past crowd the printed sheet. Sternfaced actors drawn by the confident hands of Utagawa Toyokuni and his pupil Kunisada demonstrate the economy of line and powerful expression of the woodblock medium. Each print is explored in the finest detail in order to explain the riddles of Ukiyoe: the intriguing and captivating mode of visual expression that would have such a profound influence on Western art.

⚠️ WARNING (California Proposition 65):

This product may contain chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects, or other reproductive harm.

For more information, please visit www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.

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