Japanese Woodblock Prints: Artists, Publishers and Masterworks: 1680 - 1900

Japanese Woodblock Prints: Artists, Publishers and Masterworks: 1680 - 1900 - Hardcover

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Japanese Woodblock Prints: Artists, Publishers and Masterworks: 1680 - 1900 - Hardcover

Japanese Woodblock Prints: Artists, Publishers and Masterworks: 1680 - 1900 - Hardcover

by Andreas Marks
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Book Overview

by Andreas Marks (Author), Stephen Addiss (Foreword by)

An unparalleled survey of Japanese woodbloack prints from 1680 through 1900 -- with over 500 color prints, and detailed histories of both the artists and the publishers of this famous art form.

Japanese woodblock prints, or ukiyo-e, are the most recognizable Japanese art form. Their massive popularity has spread from Japan to be embraced by a worldwide audience. Covering the period from the beginning of the Japanese woodblock print in the 1680s until the year 1900, Japanese Woodblock Prints provides a detailed survey of all the famous ukiyo-e artists, along with over 500 full-color prints.

Unlike previous examinations of this art form, Japanese Woodblock Prints includes detailed histories of the publishers of woodblock prints--who were often the driving force determining which prints, and therefore which artists, would make it into mass circulation for a chance at critical and popular success. Invaluable as a guide for ukiyo-e enthusiasts looking for detailed information about their favorite Japanese woodblock print artists and prints, it is also an ideal introduction for newcomers to the world of the woodblock print. This lavishly illustrated book will be a valued addition to the libraries of scholars, as well as the general art enthusiast.

Author Biography

Andreas Marks is the Director and Chief Curator of the Clark Center for Japanese Art and Culture. He has a master's degree in East Asian art history from the University of Bonn, Germany, and a Ph.D. in Japanese Studies (on a thesis on nineteenth-century actor prints) from Leiden University, the Netherlands. As a specialist in Japanese prints, he is an advisor to the San Diego Museum of Art. He has published widely in Europe, the United States, and Japan, and curated several exhibitions on various aspects of Japanese art.

Dr. Stephen Addiss is Professor of Art at the University of Richmond. He is a composer, musician, poet, painter and Japanese art historian, and is the recipient of four grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities and one from the National Endowment for the Arts. He has published thirty-six books or exhibition catalogs, including Old Taoist: The Life, Art and Poetry of Kodojin; The Resonance of the Qin in Far Eastern Art; and The Art of 20th Century Zen.
Number of Pages: 336
Dimensions: 1.2 x 12 x 9.4 IN
Illustrated: Yes
Publication Date: May 20, 2010
ISBN9784805310557
Author Andreas Marks
PublisherTuttle Publishing
GenreArts and History
FormatHardcover
PublishedMay 2010
LanguageENG- English
Pages336
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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Dr. Andreas Marks is the Mary Griggs Burke Curator of Japanese and Korean Art and director of the Clark Center for Japanese Art at the Minneapolis Institute of Art. From 2008 to 2013 he was the director and chief curator of the Clark Center for Japanese Art and Culture in California. He has a Ph.D. from Leiden University in the Netherlands and a master's degree in East Asian Art History from the University of Bonn, Germany. A specialist of Japanese woodblock prints, he is the author of eighteen books including Japanese Yokai and Other Supernatural Beings, Japanese Woodblock Prints and Japan Journeys. In 2014, he received the International Ukiyo-e Society Award in recognition of his research and publications, and in 2018 and 2022 he received the book award from the International Fine Print Dealers Association.

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