Hardcover volume from the series Masterworks of ukiyo-e, 26.3 x 19.2 cm, bound in unprimed canvas, red characters on black strip to front, red and black lettering to spine, tan flat 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 (58 plates w/captions).
Title-page (in frame): MASTERWORKS OF UKIYO-E | STUDIES IN NATURE | HOKUSAI-HIROSHIGE | by Muneshige Narazaki | Translated by John Bester | {publisher’s device} | KODANSHA INTERNATIONAL LTD. | Tokyo, Japan & Palo-Alto, Calif., U.S.A | {vertical, between rules 花鳥風月} ||
花鳥風月 (Kachou Fugetsu) – beauties of nature.
Series: Masterworks of ukiyo-e, № 11.
Contributors:
Muneshige Narazaki [楢崎 宗重] (Japanese, 1904 – 2001) – author.
John Bester (British, 1927 – 2010) – translator.
Katsushika Hokusai [葛飾 北斎] (Japanese, 1760 – 1849) – artist.
Utagawa Hiroshige [歌川 広重] a.k.a. Andō Hiroshige [安藤 広重] (Japanese, 1797 – 1858) – artist.
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 , Utagawa Hiroshige [歌川 広重] a.k.a. Andō Hiroshige [安藤 広重] (Japanese, 1797 – 1858) |
| Creation / Publishing year | 1970 |
| Series | Masterworks of ukiyo-e |
| Edition | 1st edition |
| Binding | Cloth , Hardcover , Slipcase |
| Acquisition year | 2023 |
