{"product_id":"2026200014977-secondhand-sharaku-interpreted-by-japans-contemporary-artists","title":"Sharaku Interpreted By Japan's Contemporary Artists","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: No dust jacket\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFew figures in the history of Japanese art are as enigmatic and electrifying as Tōshūsai Sharaku, the ukiyo-e master who burst onto the Edo-period art scene in 1794, produced an extraordinary body of woodblock portraits of kabuki actors, and vanished just as abruptly ten months later — leaving behind a legacy that has both baffled and bewitched scholars for centuries. Sharaku Interpreted by Japan's Contemporary Artists presents a vivid dialogue across time, gathering the responses of modern Japanese artists who have taken Sharaku's iconic prints as a point of departure for bold new creative works, revealing how his radical vision continues to reverberate through contemporary culture.\n\nPublished by The Japan Foundation, this richly conceived volume illuminates the enduring power of Sharaku's aesthetic — his unflinching psychological intensity, his distorted yet profoundly expressive line work — while charting the diverse ways in which today's artists absorb, subvert, and reimagine their artistic inheritance. The result is a compelling meditation on influence, tradition, and innovation in Japanese visual culture that leaves the reader questioning just how much of the past lives within the present.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49203109167323,"sku":"2026200014977-SECONDHAND","price":20.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/8350f369-505d-4751-a8bb-73858101882e.png?v=1788143929","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200014977-secondhand-sharaku-interpreted-by-japans-contemporary-artists","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}