Shin Hanga
the new prints of japan. 1900—1950
$68.00
- Hardcover
224 pages
- Release Date
22 June 2022
Summary
Shin Hanga: Rediscovering 20th Century Japanese Prints
Twentieth-century Japanese printmaking has often been overshadowed by the iconic works of Hokusai, Hiroshige, and Utamaro.
However, since the 1990s, museums and collectors have increasingly recognized the beauty and artistry of shin hanga (‘new prints’). These meticulously crafted designs, printed on luxurious paper with exquisite pigments in limited editions, represent the culmination of the traditional collabo…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9789493039599 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 9493039595 |
| Author: | Chris Uhlenbeck, Jim Dwinger, Philo Ouweleen |
| Publisher: | Ludion |
| Imprint: | Ludion |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 22 June 2022 |
| Weight: | 1.51kg |
| Dimensions: | 30mm x 298mm x 244mm |
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About The Author
Chris Uhlenbeck
Chris Uhlenbeck has been a dealer in Japanese prints for 40 years. He acted as curator of many exhibitions in the field of Japanese art, starting with the major retrospective exhibition on 20th-century Japanese prints from the Robert O. Muller collection in 1992 for the National Museum of Ethnology in Leiden, The Fondation L’Hermitage in Lausanne and the Musée Marmottan in Paris. From 2007, he fulfilled the role of curator of the Nihon no Hanga museum in Amsterdam for 10 years. Between 2011 and 2021 he created various exhibitions in the Japan Museum SieboldHuis in Leiden: on Hiroshige (2011), Yoshitoshi (2012) Kuniyoshi (2013), Kunisada (2015) and recently on Gekko (2020).
Jim Dwinger is a scholar of Japanese art history, with a specialisation in woodblock prints.
Philo Ouweleen obtained her master’s degree in Japanese Studies at Leiden University. Her fascination with Japanese art history is also reflected in her own work as a visual artist.
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