Narazaki Muneshige [楢崎宗重] (Japanese, 1904–2001) Sadao Kikuchi [菊地 貞雄] (Japanese, 1924–2017)
Hardcover volume from the series Masterworks of ukiyo-e, 26.5 x 19 cm, bound in unprimed canvas, red ms 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), 7-31 text, [32] blank, 33-96 (76 plates w/captions).
Title-page (in frame): MASTERWORKS OF UKIYO-E | UTAMARO | by Muneshige Narazaki and Sadao Kikuchi | Translated by John Bester | {publisher’s device} | KODANSHA INTERNATIONAL LTD. | Tokyo, Japan & Palo-Alto, Calif., U.S.A | {vertical, between rules 歌麿} ||
Series: Masterworks of ukiyo-e, № 4.
Contributors:
Muneshige Narazaki [楢崎 宗重] (Japanese, 1904 – 2001) – author.
Sadao Kikuchi [菊地 貞雄] (Japanese, 1924 – 2017) – author.
John Bester (British, 1927 – 2010) – translator.
Kitagawa Utamaro [喜多川 歌麿] (Japanese, c. 1753 – 1806) – artist.
| 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 , Kitagawa Utamaro [喜多川 歌麿] (Japanese, c. 1753 – 1806) , Ukiyo-e |
| Creation / Publishing year | 1968 |
| Series | Masterworks of ukiyo-e |
| Edition | 1st edition |
| Binding | Cloth , Hardcover , Slipcase |
| Acquisition year | 2023 |
