Hardcover volume from the series Masterworks of ukiyo-e, 26.1 x 19 cm, bound in canvas, red characters on black strip to front, red and black lettering to spine, tan embossed endpapers, in a pictorial slipcase with series design (black lettering on silver spine); pp: [1-6]: h.t./frontis. (colour plate pasted in), t.p./imprint, contents/acknowledgements), 7-16 text, 17-96 (79 plates w/captions).
Title-page (in frame): MASTERWORKS OF UKIYO-E | HOKUSAI | SKETCHES AND PAINTINGS | by Muneshige Narazaki | English adaptation by John Bester | {publisher’s device} | KODANSHA INTERNATIONAL LTD. | Tokyo, Japan & Palo-Alto, Calif., U.S.A | {vertical, between rules 漫画肉筆画} ||
Series: Masterworks of ukiyo-e, № 7.
Muneshige Narazaki [楢崎 宗重] (Japanese, 1904 – 2001) – author.
Katsushika Hokusai [葛飾 北斎] (Japanese, 1760 – 1849) – artist.
John Bester (British, 1927 – 2010) – adaptation.
Additional Information
| 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 , Katsushika Hokusai [葛飾 北斎] (Japanese, 1760 – 1849) , Ukiyo-e |
| Creation / Publishing year | 1969 |
| Series | Masterworks of ukiyo-e |
| Edition | 1st edition |
| Binding | Cloth , Hardcover , Slipcase |
| Acquisition year | 2023 |
