{"product_id":"2026200006639-secondhand-ukiyo-e-250-years-of-japanese-art","title":"Ukiyo-E: 250 Years Of Japanese Art","description":"\u003cp\u003eEdition: First American Edition\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good                          \u003cbr\u003eJacket: Worn\/faded, no tears\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good                  \u003cbr\u003eMarkings: No markings\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Jacket protected by mylar sleeve which has taken light damage but original jacket fine. Pages clean and bright. Binding tight. Usual aging. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA richly comprehensive survey of one of Japan's most celebrated artistic traditions, Ukiyo-E: 250 Years of Japanese Art chronicles the full sweep of the woodblock print movement from its origins in the seventeenth century through its profound influence on Western art in the nineteenth. The work presents the floating world — a vibrant cultural sphere of kabuki theater, geisha, sumo wrestlers, and breathtaking landscapes — as rendered by the genre's greatest masters, including Hokusai, Hiroshige, and Utamaro. With an authoritative yet accessible tone, the authors illuminate the technical mastery behind the woodblock printing process, detailing how artists and craftsmen collaborated to achieve the genre's signature bold lines, flat planes of color, and dynamic compositions. The volume also argues for ukiyo-e's enduring global significance, illustrating how these prints reshaped the visual vocabulary of Impressionism and Art Nouveau. A definitive reference for collectors, students, and admirers of Japanese culture alike, it stands as an essential guide to understanding two and a half centuries of artistic brilliance.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48810562617563,"sku":"2026200006639-SECONDHAND","price":80.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/c34e28f4-2d28-4d91-9ac4-051196cdd4d1.png?v=1779805155","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200006639-secondhand-ukiyo-e-250-years-of-japanese-art","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}