Utamaro
Subtitle: Portraits from the Floating World
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: Kodansha International
Published: February 12, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 96
ISBN-13: 9784770027306
Subjects: Individual artists; Oriental art; Prints & printmaking; Printmaking; Art; Art & Art Instruction; Japan; Asian; Art / Prints
First sentence: Utamaro created the new genre of bijin okubi-e, a genre that emphasized the facial features and expressions of his subjects rather than full-length figures, during the Kansei era (1789-1801).