Cats By Kuniyoshi - Ukiyo-E Paper Book

Informationen zum Autor Nobuhisa Kaneko is a curatorial staff of the Fuchu Art Museum, Tokyo. He was born in 1962 in Tokyo and specializes in the history of Edo period (1600-1868) painting. He is the author of Tabi suru Edo kaiga: Rimpa kara dohanga made ( Travelling Edo painting: from Rinpa school to copperplate; PIE Books, 2010) and a co-author of Bessatsu Taiyo Edo Kaiga Nyumon (An Introduction to Edo Painting; Heibonsha, 2007. He has been actively conducting research, curating exhibitions, and writing in his endeavors to bridge the gap between the art of the past and people of today. Klappentext Imagine the life of Edo, an old name ofTokyo, in the early modern period ¿ therewere many ¿Ukiyo-e¿ shops which weredealing with various woodblock printsjust like fashion snaps or entertainingmagazines as we know them today. EachUkiyo-e work was sold individually andpeople bought the beautifully printedsheets of paper to learn the up-to-datetrend of the day and/or to enjoy the artworksby displaying them on the wall asinterior decor.This art book features cats humorouslyand satirically depicted by UTAGAWAKuniyoshi (1792-1892), an outstandingUkiyo-e great master. 60 reproductiveartworks can be removed easily, so thatthe title can provide the authentic fun ofUkiyo-e to the people today along with ahandful creative ideas owing to the plaindesign on the back side.This is a must for Japanese art lovers,cat lovers as well as those who seek newimpression of art.

Product details

• Authors: Nobuhisa Kaneko, Kuniyoshi Utagawa, Kaneko Nobuhisa, Pie Books
• Publisher: Pie Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.09.2015
• EAN: 9784756246691
• ISBN: 978-4-7562-4669-1
• No. of pages: 152
• Dimensions: 185 mm x 257 mm x 10 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Art history; Kunstgeschichte, Japan, einzelne Künstler, Künstlermonografien, 19. Jahrhundert (1800 bis 1899 n. Chr.), Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, USA, Natur in der Kunst, 18. Jahrhundert (1700 bis 1799 n. Chr.)