Description |
224 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm |
Contents |
Foreword / James H. Billington -- Sponsor's Letter / David H. Komansky -- Preface / Irene U. Chambers -- From Shadow the Substance: Redefining Ukiyo-e / Sandy Kita -- Hidden Treasures from Japan: Wood-Block-Printed Picture Books and Albums / Lawrence E. Marceau -- Ukiyo-e and Its Orbit: The Library of Congress Collections in Context / Katherine L. Blood -- The Portfolio -- Books Speak Back / James Douglas Farquhar |
Summary |
The exquisite, colorful Japanese woodblock prints that represent the art of Ukiyo-e first flourished in 17th-century Edo (now Tokyo). Today these "pictures of the floating world" are the most popular form of Japanese art. This elegant book takes a fresh look at Ukiyo-e, showcasing a never-before-published trove of Japanese prints, drawings, and books from the collection of the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C.Known masterpieces by such names as Hiroshige and Hokusai stand alongside rare and unusual works. Colors are exceptionally vivid, in part because the art has never been exhibited and is rarely handled. The beauty of the book will delight art lovers, while the cutting-edge scholarship and unusually comprehensive bibliography will also excite the specialist and collector |
Notes |
Catalogue of an exhibition held September 27, 2001 - January 19, 2002 |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 178-199) and index |
Subject |
Library of Congress -- Art collections -- Exhibitions.
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Wood-engraving, Japanese -- Edo period, 1600-1868.
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Wood-engraving, Japanese -- United States -- Edo period, 1600-1868.
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Ukiyoe -- Exhibitions.
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Art, Japanese -- Edo period, 1600-1868 -- Exhibitions.
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Illustration of books -- Japan -- Edo period, 1600-1868 -- Exhibitions.
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Art -- Washington (D.C.) -- Exhibitions.
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Genre/Form |
Exhibition catalogs.
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Exhibition catalogs.
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Author |
Kita, Sandy, 1950-
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Library of Congress.
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LC no. |
2001018144 |
ISBN |
0810941694 |
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