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UTAMARO REVEALED A Guide to Subjects, Themes & Motifs by Gina Collia-Suzuki
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About the book: Kitagawa Utamaro is one of the most well-known and admired figures in the history of Japanese art, renowned throughout the world for his portraits of beautiful women. Unrivalled at the height of his career, he is recognised as having been the leading light of the Ukiyo-e School during its golden age, and his influence upon the work of Western artists has been beyond measure. He produced in the region of two thousand woodblock prints during his lifetime, approximately one third of which take their subjects from the licensed pleasure quarter of Edo, with the remainder being made up of images of various popular beauties, pairs of famous lovers, historical and mythical figures, domestic scenes, and the physiognomic studies for which he is best-known. With ninety reproductions of the artist’Äôs woodblock prints, designs grouped and discussed according to subject, and with illustrations of publishers’Äô marks, artist’Äôs signatures, and the names of figures commonly inscribed upon his works, this reference guide provides the most comprehensive resource for identifying the subjects and themes portrayed in Utamaro’Äôs prints to date. ABOUT THE AUTHOR HOME AUTHOR’ÄôS BLOG CONTACT NEWS
Please click on the cover image above to view a selection of sample pages from the book. Details: Paperback: 208 pp (90 b&w illus.) Publisher: Nezu Press Language: English ISBN-13: 978-0-9559796-0-6 Dimensions: 7.44’Äù x 9.68’Äù Buy the book from: The publisher Amazon.com Amazon.co.uk Barnes & Noble.com Signed copies are also available. Please click on the publisher link above and choose the ’Äòsigned by the author’Äô option.http://www.shop.nezupress.com/http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0955979609?ie=UTF8&tag=utamarevea-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0955979609http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0955979609?ie=UTF8&tag=utamarevea-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=0955979609http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?r=1&EAN=9780955979606shapeimage_8_link_0shapeimage_8_link_1shapeimage_8_link_2shapeimage_8_link_3
This is what one reader said about the book: ’ÄòAn invaluable guide to understanding Utamaro's prints’Äô Reviewer: David Stokes, UK (courtesy of Amazon UK) ’ÄòThis is an invaluable guide for anyone with a real interest in Japanese prints. Although the author says her aim was to put together a reference book for readers with an interest in Utamaro, the information in this book would be of interest to anyone who wants to know more about the subjects in Japanese prints in general. It's a well researched book with an incredible amount of information, including sections about the warriors and tragic lovers that many Ukiyo-e artists drew from the most popular Kabuki plays. There's a section on the Chushingura, on Gods and legends, and a history of the Yoshiwara, and everything's divided up to make it accessible and easy to read. The appendixes are a real help for looking up names on Japanese prints such as the courtesans and tea house beauties, and there's a large selection of publisher's seals and Utamaro's signatures. This is a must read for anyone seriously interested in Japanese prints and there are a few prints in it that I'd never seen before.’Äô
© 2008, Gina Collia-Suzuki Latest news: Illustrated talk at the Museum of East Asian Art, January 21st 2009 Book signing at Waterstones, Bath, January 24th 2009. Click here to find out more...
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