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Utamaro

By Edmond De Goncourt

Book information

Publisher
Parkstone Press
Year
2008
ISBN
1859956823, 9781859956823
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
71 MB (74244191 bytes)
Series
Temporis Collection
Pages
256\256
Topic
Art Graphic Arts
Time added
2013-12-13 15:40:58
Искусство и искусствоведение;Изобразительное искус

Description

In his Life of Utamaro, Edmond de Goncourt, in exquisite language and with analytical skill, interpreted the meaning of the form of Japanese art which found its chief expression in the use of the wooden block for colour printing. To glance appreciatively at the work of both artist and author is the motive of this present sketch. The Ukiyo-e* print, despised by the haughty Japanese aristocracy, became the vehicle of art for the common people of Japan, and the names of the artists who aided in its development are familiarly quoted in every studio, whilst the classic painters of Tosa and Kano are comparatively rarely mentioned.

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