Hokusai
Subtitle: prints and drawings
By: Matthi Forrer.
Contributors: Katsushika, Hokusai, 1760-1849.; Royal Academy of Arts (Great Britain)
Publisher: Prestel; Distributed in the USA and Canada by the Neues Pub. Co.
Published: 1991
Place of publication: Munich; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 219
Subjects: Katsushika, Hokusai, 1760-1849 -- Exhibitions.
Genres: Exhibitions.
Description: Hokusai, one of Japan's most famous artists, has left a body of work comprising almost 30,000 items. This volume, designed as a catalog to accompany an exhibition in London, gives us an overview of 13 drawings and 151 woodblock prints representing landscapes, amorous couplings, kabuki actors, and scenes of daily life in 18th-century Japan.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 216-217).
"First published on the occasion of the exhibition 'Hokusai: Prints and Drawings', held at the Royal Academy of Arts, London, 15 November 1991-9 February 1992"--T.p. verso.