The Dawn of the Floating World 1650-1765: Early Ukiyo-e Treasures from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
by Clark, Timothy with Anne Nishimura, Morse and Louise E. Virgin, and Allen Hockley
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London: Royal Academy of Arts, 2001. Softcover. NF with unbroken spine.. Color-illlus. wraps with white lettering on goldenrod spine. French flaps. 336 pp. with more than 150 illus. in color and bw. Published to accompany the exhibition of selected early 'pictures of the floating world' (ukiyo-e) from the collection of the MFA, Boston. The essays and detailed commentaries examine the images as vivid records of the leisure pursuits of the townsman class emerging within Japanese feudal society at the time. They discuss the origins, style, and technique of early ukiyo-e and describe the history of the Boston collection. Includes bios of the artist, a chronology, a glossary and extensive bibliography. - condensed from the book's description.
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- Title
- The Dawn of the Floating World 1650-1765: Early Ukiyo-e Treasures from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
- Author
- Clark, Timothy with Anne Nishimura, Morse and Louise E. Virgin, and Allen Hockley
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - NF with unbroken spine.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Royal Academy of Arts
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2001
- Keywords
- Asian Art ; Japanese Art; Ukiyo-e ; ;
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