Kunisada: Imaging Drama and Beauty

by Robert Schaap

Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865) was one of the most successful Japanese woodblock print designers of his age. With an estimated output of some twenty-five thousand prints during a career spanning almost sixty years Kunisada was a towering figure in the sphere of ukiyo-e. His versatility and inventiveness extended across genres, from the stars of the kabuki stage to the women from the pleasure districts, the world of entertainment and the everyday,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 900433789X
• ISBN13: 9789004337893
• Release Date: December 2016
• Publisher: Brill Hotei
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 2.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 9.6" x 11.6"