Playthings and Pastimes in Japanese Prints

Playthings and Pastimes in Japanese Prints
ISBN:
0834803445
Author:
Baten, Lea
Publisher:
Weatherhill Press
Release Date:
1995
Seller Category:
JAPANESE ART
Qty Available:
1
Condition:
Used: Excellent
Sku: 00511
Notes: Gift-quality condition inside and out, bound handsomely in oatmeal cloth, with sharp and distinct blue lettering to spine. Fully intact dust jacket, showing negligible wear, protected by a paper-backed Brodart sleeve. Published in First Edition state by Weatherhill Press in stated First Edition state. Brilliant survey of Japanese woodblock prints as a clue to the toys and games of Medieval Japan. Over 170 brilliant illustrations in full-color, many being full-page, by such masters as Hokusai, Utamaro and Kunisada. Each master is identified, and with double-columned texts.