Japanese Prints in Transition
From the Floating World to the Modern World
$87.98
- Hardcover
128 pages
- Release Date
30 March 2023
Summary
In 1868, Japan underwent a dramatic transformation following the overthrow of the shogun by supporters of Emperor Meiji, marking the end of feudal military rule and ushering in a new era of government that promoted modernizing the country and interacting with other nations.
Japanese print culture, which had flourished for more than a century with the production of color woodcuts (the so-called ukiyo-e, or “floating world” images), also changed course during the Meiji era (1868-1912), …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781951836986 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1951836987 |
| Author: | Rhiannon Paget, Karin Breuer, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco |
| Publisher: | Cameron & Company Inc |
| Imprint: | Cameron & Company Inc |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 128 |
| Release Date: | 30 March 2023 |
| Weight: | 922g |
| Dimensions: | 27mm x 240mm x 218mm |
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Rhiannon Paget
Rhiannon Paget is the curator of Asian art at the John & Mabel Ringling Museum of Art in Sarasota, Florida.
Karin Breuer is curator in charge of the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts.
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