Hardcover volume 295 x 240 mm, pictorial front cover and purple spine with gilt embossed lettering, back cover with orange lettering, craft endpapers, pp.: [1-6] 7-255 [1], profusely illustrated. Exhibition catalogue with 123 reproductions of Japanese woodblock prints.
Title-page: The Riddles of | UKIYO-E | Women and Men in Japanese Prints 1765–1865 | Chris Uhlenbeck / Jim Dwinger / Josephine Smit | {publisher’s device LUDION} ||
Table of contents: Preface; Introduction; Beauties; Shunga; Legends; Kabuki; INDEX; LIST OF WORKS; BIBLIOGRAPHY; AUTHORS.
Additional Information
| Collection | Japan: art, history, literature , Library |
|---|---|
| Type / Purpose | Book , Exhibition catalogue , Reference book |
| Period | 21 AD , Early 21st century |
| Country | Belgium |
| Language | English |
| Media/Technique | Paper , Wove paper |
| Subject | 18th century , 19th century , Art , Art history , Beautiful woman (bijin-ga) , Catalogues , Edo period , Japanese art , Kabuki , Legends , Shunga , Ukiyo-e , Woodblock printing |
| Creation / Publishing year | 2023 |
| Binding | Hardcover |
| Edition | 1st edition |
| Acquisition year | 2024 |
