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Clark, Timothy & others - The Dawn of the Floating World

Title: The Dawn of the Floating World
Description: London. Royal Academy of Arts. 2002. First Edition. Quarto. Softcover. As New. 335 pages, text in English. Full colour images as well as black & white. Catalogue to accompany the exhibition. It contained many exquisite pieces from the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, many of which have never been seen outside the museum. Essays by authorities on the subject attributed to this publication. The floating world is an era in the Japanese wood block prints (1650-1765) that is most known outside of Japan. This exhibition is a perfect overview of the styles, subjects and themes. The essays give laymen and scholar a thorough insight into the development of this art form.

Keywords: japanese prints woodblock prints ukiyoe ukiyo-e

Price: EUR 55.00 = appr. US$ 59.78 Seller: Meijering Art Books
- Book number: 10896