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Painting the Floating World : Ukiyo-E Masterpieces from the Weston Collection by Helen Nagata (2019, Hardcover)
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"Painting the Floating World: Ukiyo-E Masterpieces from the Weston Collection" is a scholarly and professionally written book featuring a collection of Ukiyo-E masterpieces from the Weston Collection. Published by the Art Institute of Chicago in 2019, this hardcover book presents a detailed exploration of Asian and Japanese art history, specifically focusing on the Edo period and the works of artists such as Hokusai and Hiroshige. The book, with 350 pages and illustared with artwork, is a valuable resource for scholars and enthusiasts interested in the beauty and cultural significance of Ukiyo-E paintings.
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Product Identifiers
PublisherArt Institute of Chicago
ISBN-100300236913
ISBN-139780300236910
eBay Product ID (ePID)9038287043
Product Key Features
Number of Pages350 Pages
Publication NamePainting the Floating World : Ukiyo-E Masterpieces from the Weston Collection
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2019
SubjectAsian / General, Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions / Permanent Collections, Asian / Japanese, Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions / General, Modern / 19th Century, History / General
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaArt, History
AuthorHelen Nagata
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.1 in
Item Weight88.2 Oz
Item Length1.3 in
Item Width1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2018-038766
Dewey Edition23
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal754
SynopsisFrom the 17th through the 19th century, artists in Kyoto and Edo (now Tokyo) captured the metropolitan amusements of the floating world ( ukiyo in Japanese) through depictions of subjects such as the beautiful women of the Yoshiwara pleasure quarters and performers of the kabuki theater. In contrast to ukiyo-e prints by artists such as Katsushika Hokusai, which were widely circulated, ukiyo-e paintings were specially commissioned, unique objects that displayed the maker's technical skill and individual artistic sensibility. Featuring more than 150 works from the celebrated Weston Collection, the most comprehensive of its kind in private hands and published here for the first time in English, this lavishly illustrated and meticulously researched volume addresses the genre of ukiyo-e painting in all its complexity. Individual essays explore topics such as shunga (erotica), mitate-e (images that parody or transform a well-known story or legend), and poetic inscriptions, revealing the crucial role that ukiyo-e painting played in a sophisticated urban culture.
LC Classification NumberND1452.J3P35 2018
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