Japanese Prints in Transition: From the Floating World to the Modern World - Rhiannon Paget

Descriere Japanese Prints in Transition: From the Floating World to the Modern World - Rhiannon Paget

\nA stunning introduction to the history of Japanese printmaking, with highlights from the de Young museum's vast collection \nIn 1868, Japan underwent a dramatic transformation following the overthrow of the shogun by supporters of Emperor Meiji, marking the end of feudal military rule and ushering in a new era of government that promoted modernizing the country and interacting with other nations. \n Japanese print culture, which had flourished for more than a century with the production of color woodcuts (the so-called ukiyo-e, or floating world images), also changed course during the Meiji era (1868-1912), as societal changes and the once-isolationist country's new global engagement provided a wealth of new subjects for artists to capture. Featuring selections from the renowned Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts' permanent collection, Japanese Prints in Transition: From the Floating World to the Modern World documents the shift from delicately colored ukiyo-e depictions of actors, courtesans, and scenic views to brightly colored images of Western architecture, modern military warfare, technology (railroad trains, steam-powered ships, telegraph lines), and Victorian fashions and customs.\n

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Cameron Books

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ENSTK

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9781951836986

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