Hardcover volume from the series Masterworks of ukiyo-e, 26.5 x 19.1 cm, bound in unprimed canvas, red characters on black strip to front 春信, red and black lettering to spine, cream 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/blank), 7-30 text, [2] faux-title, 33-96 (66 colour plates w/captions).
Title-page (in frame): MASTERWORKS OF UKIYO-E | HARUNOBU | by Seiichirō Takahashi | English adaptation by John Bester | {publisher’s device} | KODANSHA INTERNATIONAL LTD. | Tokyo, Japan & Palo-Alto, Calif., U.S.A | {vertical, between rules 春信} ||
Series: Masterworks of ukiyo-e, № 6.
Contributors:
Seiichirō Takahashi [高橋誠一郎] (Japanese, 1884 – 1982) – author.
Suzuki Harunobu [鈴木 春信] (Japanese, 1725 – 1770) – 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 | 18th century , Art , Art history , Criticism , Culture , Harunobu, Suzuki [鈴木 春信] (Japanese, c. 1725 – 1770) , History , Japan , Japanese art , Japanese woodblock prints , Ukiyo-e |
| Creation / Publishing year | 1968 |
| Binding | Cloth , Hardcover , Slipcase |
| Series | Masterworks of ukiyo-e |
| Edition | 1st edition |
| Acquisition year | 2023 |
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