The Art of Japanese Prints

by Nigel Cawthorne

Book Overview

This book is a lavishly presented celebration of the classic Japanese art of woodblock prints. Through the 18th and 19th centuries this form dominated visual art in Japan and remains today as a major... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1571456066
• ISBN13: 9781571456069
• Release Date: May 1999
• Publisher: Laurel Glen Publishing
• Length: 94 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 9.4" x 9.8"

Customer Reviews

The art of Japenes Prints

Absolutely beautiful. As an artist I am always looking for inspiration and I have found it in the choice of prints and the treatment of these prints on trace paper and in metalic form.

Good Introduction to Japanese Prints

I have a theory about how one learns without benefit of a structured environment and an instructor. The first book on any subject should be one that covers the topic briefly with accurate information using proper terminology and lots of pictures to convey meaning and hold one's interest. From there, the books should be more detailed until the scholarly texts are easy to read. I would recommend "The Art of Japanese Prints" by Nigel Cawthorne as a delightful first book on Japanese prints. Much information and terminology (i.e. all the proper terms for Japanese prints: surimona, hashira-e, kacho ya, bijin-ga, nishiki-e, kirazuri,etc.)is given in this 94 page book concerning traditional Japanese woodblock prints. There is not a two-page spread that does not have at least one color print. One can easily see why Japanese prints are so desirable.

Beautiful

The book is itself as beautifully put together as the prints which are its subject.