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The passionate art of Kitagawa Utamaro

Door Shugo Asano e.a.

The passionate art of Kitagawa Utamaro
CategorieGrafiek & Tekeningen
Boeknummer#337067
TitelThe passionate art of Kitagawa Utamaro (2 Volume Set)
AuteurAsano, Shugo & Timothy Clark
BoektypePaperback
UitgeverijBritish Museum Press
Jaar van uitgave1995
ISBN10071411474X
ISBN139780714114743
TaalEngels
Beschrijving2 Uniform paperbacks in box, illustrated with numerous (full page) colour and b/w illustrations, 4to. 260 pages plates + 296 pages text.
SamenvattingKitagawa Utamaro (?1754-1806) is the pivotal artist of the Ukiyo-e school. His sensuous and sharp-witted portrayal of women in all walks of life both celebrate and comment on those of the "Floating World". Discovered early in his career, Utamaro was soon collaborating with the leading writers of the 1790s. The culmination was a sequence of deluxe poetry anthologies, which he illustrated in colour woodblock with figure and nature subjects and erotic scenes. In the 1790s Utamaro transformed the style of Ukiyo-e art with his prolific ouput of print series: often portraits in the new bust and half-length formats. High-ranked courtesans, lovers from literature and ordinary domestic scenes - all these themes are explored. Boastful of his talents, Utamaro finally came into collision with the feudal authorities, suffering house arrest that accelerated his artistic decline and led to his death. This text is published to accompany a British Museum exhibition in two parts, organized with the Chiba City Museum, Japan. The work includes rare surviving hanging scroll paintings, wood-block prints in complete series and all of Utamaro's illustrated books. The introductory essays and catalogue appear both in English and Japanese.
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