Kyosai's Animal Circus

A compact and affordable bestiary of allegorical animals

Kawanabe Kyosai (1831-89) delighted in the depiction of animals--crows with strong personalities, frogs in the schoolroom, rats on trapezes, cats in procession, elephants performing tricks--and frequently used them to satirize contemporary society.
Having been trained as an academic painter, Kyosai would have been aware of traditions in which artists depicted creatures...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1912520869
• ISBN13: 9781912520862
• Release Date: May 2022
• Publisher: Royal Academy of Arts
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.2" x 7.2"