Author: LEE, GEORGE; ET AL
Title: The Edo Culture in Japanese Prints
Description: Yale University Art Gallery. 1972. Pictorial Wrapper (softcover), 4to. Exhibition Catalogue, 46 pages; 14 black and white reproductions representing over 75 prints in the exhibition. Under the Tokugawa shoguns, Edo (Tokyo) became the world's most populous city; a place of power, commerce, and pleasure. These prints span about a century, from Masunobu and Harunobu of the mid-18th century, to Hokusai and Hiroshige of the mid-19th century; from views of the city to its actors and beautiful women. Glossary of terms. Very Good.

Keywords: Japanese Prints Edo Tokugawa Art-Asia Sociology & Culture


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