Hokusai. Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji
Hokusai. Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji
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Transporting readers to 19th-century Japan, this reproduction of Katsushika Hokusai’s Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji presents an artifact of art history and a masterpiece of woodblock practice. An assemblage of the complete 46 plates and 114 color variations, gathered from museums and collections worldwide, this edition is bound in Japanese style.
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Hokusai. Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji by Andreas Marks
Transporting readers to 19th-century Japan, this reproduction of Katsushika Hokusais Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji presents an artifact of art history and a masterpiece of woodblock practice. An assemblage of the complete 46 plates and 114 color variations, gathered from museums and collections worldwide, this edition is bound in Japanese style.
“Shares the late great’s fascination with the dormant volcano through his original series of 36 prints” * mymodernmet.com *
“A visually stunning reproduction of the great Japanese printmaker’s most famous series.” * The Times *
“The year’s most beautiful art volume celebrates Hokusai’s big wave, snow-capped peak, tourists on the bridge, not just as beloved images but for the exquisite craft of woodblock printing. An object of luxurious, tactile delight — Japanese traditional binding, uncut paper, silken box with wooden closures — enhanced by insightful commentary.” * The Financial Times *
“From the age of five, I have had a mania for sketching the form of things.” * Hokusai *
“ [Thirty-Six views of Mount Fuji] will enable you to get closer to Hokusai’s beauty and genius.” * creativeboom.com *
“A visually stunning reproduction of the great Japanese printmaker’s most famous series.” * The Times *
“The year’s most beautiful art volume celebrates Hokusai’s big wave, snow-capped peak, tourists on the bridge, not just as beloved images but for the exquisite craft of woodblock printing. An object of luxurious, tactile delight — Japanese traditional binding, uncut paper, silken box with wooden closures — enhanced by insightful commentary.” * The Financial Times *
“From the age of five, I have had a mania for sketching the form of things.” * Hokusai *
“ [Thirty-Six views of Mount Fuji] will enable you to get closer to Hokusai’s beauty and genius.” * creativeboom.com *
Andreas Marks studied East Asian art history at the University of Bonn and obtained his PhD in Japanology from Leiden University with a thesis on 19th-century actor prints. From 2008 to 2013 he was director and chief curator of the Clark Center for Japanese Art in Hanford, California, and since 2013 has been the Mary Griggs Burke Curator of Japanese and Korean Art and director of the Clark Center for Japanese Art at the Minneapolis Institute of Art. In 2024, he was awarded the commendation of the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs for his contributions to the promotion of Japanese culture.
| SKU | Nicht verfügbar |
| ISBN 13 | 9783836575720 |
| ISBN 10 | 3836575728 |
| Titel | Hokusai. Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji |
| Autor | Andreas Marks |
| Buchzustand | Nicht verfügbar |
| Bindungsart | Hardback |
| Verlag | Taschen GmbH |
| Erscheinungsjahr | 2021-05-12 |
| Seitenanzahl | 224 |
| Hinweis auf dem Einband | Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden. |
| Hinweis | Nicht verfügbar |