Hokusai : genius of the Japanese Ukiyo-e /
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| Author / Creator: | Nagata, Seiji. |
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| Edition: | Fukyūban. 普及版. |
| Imprint: | Tokyo ; New York : Kōdansha, 1999 (2004 printing) |
| Description: | 95 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 31 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5809435 |
| Summary: | An introduction to the life and art of Japan's famous artist export, Hokusai, written by the curator of the Ota Memorial Museum in Tokyo. The book contains a commentary on the artist's life and work, and details outlining composition and technique. Hokusai is perhaps the Asian artist best known in the West. His influence has extended from the Impressionists to later modern art and even to commercial design. A few of his works are so frequently reproduced that they are almost as familiar as the face of the Mona Lisa. Yet the Great Wave' and the 'Red Fuji' from the' |
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| Physical Description: | 95 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 31 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 94-95). |
| ISBN: | 4770024797 |