Title: Chikanobu
Description: "Chikanobu, Modernity and Nostalgia in Japanese Prints is the first monograph in English on the Meiji print artist Yoshu Chikanobu (1838-1912), well known for his depictions of women and scenes of Japanese history and legends. Author Bruce A. Coats presents a detailed overview of Chikanobu's life and works, placed within the historical and artistic context of Meiji Japan, when its rapid modernization and westernization created an interest for 'old' Japan among the Japanese and when the arts underwent significant changes as well."--BOOK JACKET.
Subjects: Exhibitions, Painters, japan, Painting, japanese, Catalogs
People: Chikanobu Hashimoto (1838-1912)