Who's who in Modern Japanese Prints

Who's who in Modern Japanese Prints PDF

Author: Frances Blakemore

Publisher: Weatherhill, Incorporated

Published: 1983

Total Pages: 276

ISBN-13:

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Lists modern Japanese print artists and provides illustrations and descriptive commentary on the style and technique of more than one hundred leading artists in the media of etching, woodblock, silkscreen, lithograph, and intaglio.

Who's who in Modern Japanese Prints

Who's who in Modern Japanese Prints PDF

Author: Frances Blakemore

Publisher: Weatherhill, Incorporated

Published: 1975

Total Pages: 270

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Lists modern Japanese print artists and provides illustrations and descriptive commentary on the style and technique of more than one hundred leading artists in the media of etching, woodblock, silkscreen, lithograph, and intaglio.

Modern Japanese Print - Michener

Modern Japanese Print - Michener PDF

Author: James Michener

Publisher: Tuttle Publishing

Published: 2012-07-09

Total Pages: 57

ISBN-13: 146290405X

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This is an ebook version of a very rare Japanese woodblock print collection. Originally published in 1962 in a limited edition of 475 copies, The Modern Japanese Print soon became a collector's item. Included in the folio-sized volume were ten original woodblock prints by contemporary Japanese artists. The idea for this unique presentation had originated with author, James Michener who hoped to assist this little known group of dedicated men achieve wider recognition. The original works of art in The Modern Japanese Print were selected in a contest judged by art experts in the United States and Japan who sought to find the best examples representing " the richness and power of the modern Japanese print movement ." The ten original woodblock prints are reproduced in full color; Mr. Michener's text is retained completely. Aside from the artists whose works are shown, the author discusses many others who are contributing to the continuing development of this art form. James Michener's perceptive, informative introduction to modern Japanese printmaking, with commentary on each of the works, including full technical details, is written with critical acumen and notable prose.

Collecting Modern Japanese Prints

Collecting Modern Japanese Prints PDF

Author: Norman Tolman

Publisher: Tuttle Publishing

Published: 2012-10-16

Total Pages: 248

ISBN-13: 1462903746

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Collecting Modern Japanese Prints is an authoritative guide to the contemporary Japanese art form of printmaking Authors, Mary and Norman Tolman have been involved with modern Japanese prints on every level for the past thirty years. They number among their close friends a great many contemporary Japanese printmakers. This Japanese print book contains several bodies of information. An introductory essay puts Japanese prints into historical perspective and gives a brief outline of techniques. All of the prints are in full color, in as large a format as possible, so that the art lover can savor the details of each work.

Guide to Modern Japanese Woodblock Prints

Guide to Modern Japanese Woodblock Prints PDF

Author: Helen Merritt

Publisher: University of Hawaii Press

Published: 1995-01-01

Total Pages: 380

ISBN-13: 9780824817329

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"[An] impressive volume, with a valuable amount of information not otherwise available in one source." --Choice Companion volume to Merritt's Modern Japanese Woodblock Prints. This volume is a reference work that is both comprehensive and rigorously chronological.

Japanese Biographical Index

Japanese Biographical Index PDF

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Publisher: Walter de Gruyter

Published: 2013-02-06

Total Pages: 1124

ISBN-13: 3110947986

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Der Japanische Biographische Index verzeichnet in drei Bänden die 86.800 im Japanischen Biographischen Archiv enthaltenen Persönlichkeiten und erschließt 127.000 biographische Einträge aus 77 Quellenwerken in 178 Bänden, erschienen zwischen 1646 und 1998.

Japanese Woodblock Print Workshop

Japanese Woodblock Print Workshop PDF

Author: April Vollmer

Publisher: Watson-Guptill

Published: 2015-08-04

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 0770434827

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An inspirational how-to course on Japanese woodblock printing's history and techniques, with guidance on materials and studio practices, step-by-step demonstrations, and examples of finished works by modern masters of the medium as well as historic pieces. A Modern Guide to the Ancient Art of mokuhanga An increasingly popular yet age-old art form, Japanese woodblock printing (mokuhanga) is embraced for its non-toxic character, use of handmade materials, and easy integration with other printmaking techniques. In this comprehensive guide, artist and printmaker April Vollmer—one of the best known mokuhanga practitioners and instructors in the West—combines her deep knowledge of this historic printmaking practice with expert step-by-step instruction, guidance on materials and studio practices, and a diverse collection of prints by leading contemporary artists. At once practical and inspirational, this handbook is as useful to serious printmakers and artists as it is to creative people drawn to Japanese history and aesthetics.

Collected Writings of J. Thomas Rimer

Collected Writings of J. Thomas Rimer PDF

Author: J. Thomas Rimer

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2004-03-01

Total Pages: 633

ISBN-13: 1135311935

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Widely acknowledged as the doyen of twentieth-century Japanese literature, fine art and the performing arts, as well as being renowned for his translations of Zeami and Mori Ogai. Collected Writings of J.Thomas Rimer brings together in whole or in part much of Rimer's prodigious output in these fields over the past forty years, including some of his milestone (fully illustrated) essays on Japanese Art, especially 'Tokyo in Paris/ Paris in Tokyo' (Japan Foundation, 1987).