Kuniyoshi: From the Arthur R. Miller Collection - Hardcover

Timothy Clark

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1905711409 ISBN 13: 9781905711406

Publisher: Royal Academy of Arts, London, 2009

Synopsis

Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1798–1861) is considered one of the greatest Japanese print artists. Alongside such illustrious names as Hokusai and Hiroshige, he dominated the nineteenth-century production of the popular genre of woodblock prints known as ukiyo-e, literally, ‘pictures of the floating world’. This beautiful book presents a selection of Kuniyoshi’s finest prints in exquisite reproductions. A leading authority on Japanese art, Timothy Clark explores the impressive range of Kuniyoshi’s subject-matter, from his portraits of Japanese warrior heroes and fashionable beauties, to his satirical themes and innovative landscape prints. Examples of Kuniyoshi’s original drawings highlight his unique approach to composition and provide a valuable insight into the creative process of this prolific and multi-talented artist.

About this title

About the Author:

Timothy Clark is Head of the Japanese Section in the Department of Asia at the British Museum in London.

About this edition

• Publisher: Royal Academy of Arts, London
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1905711409
• ISBN 13: 9781905711406
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 302