Samurai, stars of the stage and beautiful women : Kunisada und Kuniyoshi : masters of the color woodblock print /

Samurai, stars of the stage and beautiful women : Kunisada und Kuniyoshi : masters of the color woodblock print /

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Imprint:	Ostfildern : Hatje Cantz Verlag, [2012] ©2012.
Description:	283 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Utagawa, Toyokuni, -- 1786-1865 -- Exhibitions. Utagawa, Kuniyoshi, -- 1798-1861 -- Exhibitions. Utagawa, Kuniyoshi, -- 1798-1861. Utagawa, Kunisada, -- 1786-1864 Ukiyoe -- Exhibitions. Color prints, Japanese -- Edo period, 1600-1868 -- Exhibitions. Samurai in art -- Exhibitions. Actors in art -- Exhibitions. Women in art -- Exhibitions. Color prints, Japanese Actors in art. Color prints, Japanese -- Edo period. Samurai in art. Ukiyoe. Women in art. Exhibition catalogs.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8935207

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Other authors / contributors:	Luyken, Gunda, editor. Wismer, Beat, editor. Museum Kunstpalast (Düsseldorf, Germany), host institution. Galerie Stihl Waiblingen, host institution.
ISBN:	9783775732390 (English) 377573239X (English)
Notes:	Published in conjunction with the exhibition held in Stiftung Museum Kunstpalast, Düsseldorf, September 10, 2011-January 15, 2012; and in Galerie Stihl, Waiblingen, June 23, 2012-September 9, 2012. Includes bibliographical references.
Summary:	The early 1960s was the former art museum in Düsseldorf an extensive donation of Japanese woodblock prints (ukiyo-e), the founder of the added generously to 1988. Among them are 220 ??works of the artist Kunisada (1786-1865) and Kuniyoshi (1798-1861), which are distinguished by their finely tuned color and the expressive gestures of the figures represented. The leaves lead the viewer into a colorful, imaginative world of dreams and work occasionally as early examples of today's popular manga (Japanese comics). The publication offers a rare opportunity to compare images of both artists together on the same issues. The text contributions lead in the popular culture of Japan in the 19th Century and build a bridge to the present, they examine aspects of the grotesque in Japanese art, legends and plays, explain and protect it working drafts Kuniyoshi.0.

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Summary:	In the early 1960s, what was then the Kunstmuseum D sseldorf received a large gift of Japanese woodcuts (Ukiyo-e), a gift to which the donor would generously add until 1988. This catalogue presents 220 pieces from this collection, by the enormously prolific illustrators Kunisada (1786-1865) and Kuniyoshi (1798-1861), masters of the Utagawa School. The prints of these artists transport the observer into a colorful, imaginative dream world of Kabuki actors, mythical creatures, hauntingly beautiful women and fierce warriors. This publication offers a rare opportunity to compare the two artists' illustrations of the same themes, and includes essays that provide an introduction to nineteenth-century Japanese popular culture and bridge the gap between the centuries by exploring aspects of the grotesque in Japanese art, explaining legends and plays, and presenting some of Kuniyoshi's preliminary studies.
Item Description:	Published in conjunction with the exhibition held in Stiftung Museum Kunstpalast, Düsseldorf, September 10, 2011-January 15, 2012; and in Galerie Stihl, Waiblingen, June 23, 2012-September 9, 2012.
Physical Description:	283 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:	9783775732390 377573239X