UKIYO-E PAINTINGS In The British Museum by Clark, Timothy - 1992

Paperback. Very Good.

Smithsonian, 1993-01-17. Paperback. Very Good. 11x8x0. Text and images unmarked. The wrapper shows some light handling, sunning on the spine. 4to. 256pp.

Smithson Institution. 1992. Paperback. Very Good. Trade paperback; light fading to exterior, cover corners curling; clean te xt, tight binding. .

The Trustees of the British Museum - Smithsonian Institution Press, 1992. Großformatige englischsprachige Paperbackausgabe, 256 Seiten mit 200 Abbildungen. Gutes Exemplar (good Condition).

Washington, D.C: Smithsonian, 1993. Paperback. Near Fine. Illustrated with color and black and white photographs. Paperback. Pictorial cover. From Library Journal, "Ukiyo-E, or "pictures of the floating world," is the name given to images produced during the Edo period (1600-1868) that showed life in the pleasure quarters of Japanese cities. Common subjects include courtesans, actors, demons, and erotic scenes. In the West, Ukiyo-E woodblock prints are better known than the paintings, which have begun to be studied and published only recently. The significant holdings of paintings in the British Museum are presented in this volume, which opens with a brief introductory essay to set the historical context of the work. Notes on the reproductions include biographical sketches of the artists, questions of attribution and authenticity, and other issues of connoisseurship in this relatively undeveloped area of study. Recommended for Asian arts collections and all large fine arts… Read More

British Museum Press, 1992-11-01. Paperback. Very Good. 2.0305 in x 27.4112 in x 21.3198 in. Clean tight illustrated Softcover.

Washington D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press,, 1992.. 27,5 cm, 256 pp, illustrations in colour and b/w. Soft cover. Art|Japan

1992. 256pp with 223 colour and 224 monochrome illustrations. Paperback 28 x 22cms. ISBN: 071411460X. Catalogue of the Museum's collection of over 200 paintings, reproduced in colour with details of signatures and seals, biographies of the artists, annotated bibliography. Also covers the development and aesthetic qualities of Ukiyo-e painting and the problem of authenticity.