MASTERWORKS OF UKIYO-E: EARLY PAINTINGS

by Narazaki, Muneshige. English adaptation by Charles A. Pomeroy

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Book description: Kodansha, Tokyo, (1968).. 96 pp, small 4to (10 1/8" H), soft cover in dust jacket. Tipped-in color frontispiece, color plates. "...covers the early development and growth of ukiyo-e paintings as a vigorous expression of the life of the townsmen of sixteenth- and seventeent. h-century Japan...The world of the gay quarters, courtesans and women of pleasure, artisans, acrobats, exotically garbed foreigners - all are caught in these ukiyo-e paintings. The paintings reproduced here in sixty-four full-color pages are mos. t l y by unknown 'town-painters' of the time and also include works by Moronobu, Kaigetsudo Ando and Miyagawa Chosun, who are known for their achievements in designing prints as well. The text, captions and supplementary plate notes...provide a pe. ne tr at ing discussion for the initiate into the world of ukiyo-e and an excellent introduction for the novice of this timeless Japanese art form." Previous owners name and check mark on free front endpaper, soft crease down front cover and soft w. avi nes s a t top corner. Dust jacket has light rubbing, is price clipped, light edge wear - mainly at bottom of spine, soft crease and waviness on front panel. VG-/VG-.

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