Author: UTAMARO (WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY JULIA MEECH-PEKARIK, AND TRANSLATIONS BY JAMES T. KENNY)
Title: A Chorus of Birds
Description: New York: Viking Press, 1981. 1st Edition Thus; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&w and Color Illustrations; This is an accordian fold book (the pages fold backwards and frontwards to make an accordian) The book is in Near Fine condition and has a Very Good+ cardboard sleeve. "Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese: ? ? ? ? ?; c. 1753 – 31 October 1806) was a Japanese artist. He is one of the most highly regarded designers of ukiyo-e woodblock prints and paintings, and is best known for his bijin okubi-e "large-headed pictures of beautiful women" of the 1790s. He also produced nature studies, particularly illustrated books of insects. Little is known of Utamaro's life. His work began to appear in the 1770s, and he rose to prominence in the early 1790s with his portraits of beauties with exaggerated, elongated features. He produced over 2000 known prints and was one of the few ukiyo-e artists to achieve fame throughout Japan in his lifetime. In 1804 he was arrested and manacled for fifty days for making illegal prints depicting the 16th-century military ruler Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and died two years later. " (from Wikipedia). Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket .
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Title: A Chorus of Birds
Description: New York: Viking Press, 1981. 1st Edition Thus; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&w and Color Illustrations; This is an accordian fold book (the pages fold backwards and frontwards to make an accordian) The book is in Near Fine condition and has a Very Good+ cardboard sleeve. "Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese: ? ? ? ? ?; c. 1753 – 31 October 1806) was a Japanese artist. He is one of the most highly regarded designers of ukiyo-e woodblock prints and paintings, and is best known for his bijin okubi-e "large-headed pictures of beautiful women" of the 1790s. He also produced nature studies, particularly illustrated books of insects. Little is known of Utamaro's life. His work began to appear in the 1770s, and he rose to prominence in the early 1790s with his portraits of beauties with exaggerated, elongated features. He produced over 2000 known prints and was one of the few ukiyo-e artists to achieve fame throughout Japan in his lifetime. In 1804 he was arrested and manacled for fifty days for making illegal prints depicting the 16th-century military ruler Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and died two years later. " (from Wikipedia). Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket .
Keywords: Books On Books Utamaro Accordian Books Japanese Art Ukiyo-e Art Printing
Price: US$ 30.00 Seller: S. Howlett-West Books
- Book number: 43152
- Book number: 43152
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