Bester, John (British, 1927–2010) Isaburō Oka [岡畏三郎] (Japanese, 1914–2010) Jūzō Suzuki [鈴木重三] (Japanese, 1919–2010)
Description: Hardcover 26.5 x 19 cm, grey cloth, red lettering in kanji over black stripe to front, lettering to spine, tan endpapers, pictorial slipcase 27 x 19.5 cm; pp.: [1-6] 7-95 [96], pasted frontispiece and 79 colour illustrations with captions, within a collation. Series Masterworks of ukiyo-e, №8.
ISBN: 9780870110986; 0870110985.
Ref.: Worldcat
Title-page (in frame): MASTERWORKS OF UKIYO-E | "THE DECADENTS” | by Jūzō Suzuki and Isaburō Oka | translation by John Bester | {publisher’s device} | KODANSHA INTERNATIONAL LTD. | Tokyo, Japan & Palo-Alto, Calif., U.S.A. || (Vertical text in kanji to the right, between rules).
Artists: Utagawa Kunisada (Japanese [歌川 国貞], 1786 – 1865); Utagawa Kuniyoshi (Japanese [歌川 国芳], 1798 – 1861); Keisai Eisen [Japanese [渓斎 英泉], 1790 – 1848).
Contributors:
Jūzō Suzuki [鈴木重三] (Japanese, 1919 – 2010) – author.
Isaburō Oka [岡畏三郎] (Japanese, 1914 –2010) – author.
John Bester (British, 1927 – 2010) – translator
Kunisada's fan print in this collection (exactly the same copy) [SVJP-0380.2022]:
| Collection | Japan: art, history, literature , Library |
|---|---|
| Type / Purpose | Book , Reference book |
| Period | 20 AD , Mid-20th Century |
| Country | Japan , USA |
| Language | English |
| Media/Technique | Paper , Wove paper |
| Subject | 19th century , Art , Art history , Criticism , Culture , History , Japan , Japanese art , Japanese woodblock prints , Ukiyo-e |
| Creation / Publishing year | 1969 |
| Binding | Cloth , Hardcover , Slipcase |
| Acquisition year | 2022 |
