Ukiyo-e to Shin hanga : The art of Japanese woodblock prints / Amy Newland and Chris Uhlenbeck.

Identifier:REF.PM.1748

Dimensions:256 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 37 cm.

Copyright dates:1990

Library of Congress Subject Headings:Printmaking, creating with the arts, History, Japan

Description:"This book endeavors to provide a set of answers to the most basic questions. The structure is chronological. The seven chapters span the history of Japanese printmaking from its inception to the sosaku and shin hanga movements of the twentieth century. As well as covering the high points of Japanese prints history, there are also four thematic excursions: one into the techniques of print production, one into the genre of surimono, one into the fascinating world of the wrestler prints and one into Osaka printmaking traditions. The contribution of each chapter by different scholars lends a varied interpretation of this multifaceted tradition"--from introduction. -Includes index and bibliographical references.