Now available again, this delightful selection of prints depicting nineteenth century Japan's natural beauty is a colorful introduction to the country's most beloved artist. The Japanese artist Hokusai spent the second half of his life sketching and painting with tremendous energy nearly everything he saw, and this book focuses on one of his most productive periods, when the artist was in his seventies. This book presents fifty works of the artist's astonishing oeuvre. It includes selections from his renowned series of ...
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Now available again, this delightful selection of prints depicting nineteenth century Japan's natural beauty is a colorful introduction to the country's most beloved artist. The Japanese artist Hokusai spent the second half of his life sketching and painting with tremendous energy nearly everything he saw, and this book focuses on one of his most productive periods, when the artist was in his seventies. This book presents fifty works of the artist's astonishing oeuvre. It includes selections from his renowned series of woodblock prints, Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji, including "In the Hollow of a Wave," "Shower below the Summit," and "South Wind at Clear Dawn." Also presented are images of flowers, waterfalls, bridges, birds, and fish, demonstrating the uniquely precise yet passionate quality of Hokusai's art. An expert on the artist's work, Matthi Forrer provides illuminating commentary on Hokusai's life and technique, offering insight into his enduring popularity throughout the world.
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Add this copy of Hokusai: Prints and Drawings to cart. $6.79, good condition, Sold by Anybook rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lincoln, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1991 by Royal Academy Of Arts.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 1450grams, ISBN: 0900946385.
Add this copy of Hokusai: Prints and Drawings (African, Asian & Oceanic to cart. $23.92, good condition, Sold by Anybook rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lincoln, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2004 by Prestel.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has soft covers. Clean from markings. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 1300grams, ISBN: 9783791324906.
Add this copy of Hokusai. Prints and Drawings to cart. $27.06, very good condition, Sold by Paul Brown Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Ramsgate, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1991 by -Royal Academy of Arts (1991)-.
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Exhibition catalogue. First paperback Royal Academy of Arts edition 1991. 280x245mm 224 pages. 133 items catalogued and all but a few illustrated in colour. Paperback. Light spine crease otherwise Near fine. We are specialists in Catalogues: Exhibitions, Auctions, Collections, etc., with a picture of the cover available on request. All items are as described and dispatched within 36 hours in a secure package. We are professional booksellers with over 30 years experience and a real-life bookshop. You may order with confidence.
Add this copy of Hokusai: Prints and Drawings, Catalogue of an to cart. $27.34, very good condition, Sold by MW Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Galway, G, IRELAND, published 1991 by Munich NY: Prestel; Distributed in the USA and Canada by the Neues Pub. Co.
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Physical description: 219 pages: illustrations (some colour), map; 29cm. Notes: "First published on the occasion of the exhibition 'Hokusai: Prints and Drawings', held at the Royal Academy of Arts, London, 15 November 1991-9 February 1992"--T.p. verso. Includes bibliographical references (pages 216-217). Catalogue edited by Robert Williams. Subjects: Hokusai, Katsushika. Japanese printmakers. Eighteenth century. Nineteenth century. Drawing. Ink painting Japan. Color prints, Japanese Edo period, 1600-1868; Exhibitions. Artists Japan; Biography. Genre: Bibliography. Catalogue. Exhibition catalogs. Illustrated. Near fine copy in the original stiff-card wrappers; edges very slightly dust-dulled and toned. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered.
Add this copy of Hokusai: Prints and Drawings to cart. $37.44, good condition, Sold by Anybook rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lincoln, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2009 by Prestel.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has soft covers. Clean from markings. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 900grams, ISBN: 9783791342221.
Add this copy of Hokusai: Prints and Drawings to cart. $40.10, very good condition, Sold by Halcyon Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from LONDON, LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1991 by Royal Academy of Arts.
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Add this copy of Hokusai, Prints and Drawings to cart. $20.12, very good condition, Sold by Tom Costin rated 1.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Horsham, WEST SUSSEX, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1991 by London, Royal Academy Of Arts, Prestel, 1991.
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0900946385. From an Exhibition held at the Royal Academy of Arts, London, 15 November 1991-9 February 1992. Very good coloured pictorial laminated covers (paperback), 11.00 x 9.75 inches approx., 224 pages including index, beautifully illustrated in black & white and colour. Heavy.
