Format:
ix, 157 pages
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22 x 24 cm
ISBN:
9781951836986
,
1951836987
Content:
An introduction to the history of Japanese printmaking, with highlights from the de Young museum's collection. In 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. Japanese print culture, which had flourished for more than a century with the production of color woodcuts (the so-called ukiyoe, 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 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
Note:
This catalogue is published by the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco to document and celebrate the Japanese prints collection at the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts
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Includes bibliographical references
Language:
English
Keywords:
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
;
Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts
;
Holzschnitt
;
Sammlung
;
Geschichte 1615-2018
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Moderne
;
Westliche Welt
;
Rezeption
;
Japan
;
Holzschnitt
;
Ukiyo-e
;
Bildband
Author information:
Paget, Rhiannon
