| Dreams & Diversions: Essays on Japanese Woodblock Prints Contributor(s): Marks, Andreas (Editor), Quintanilla, Sonya Rhie (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0937108472 ISBN-13: 9780937108475 Publisher: University of Washington Press OUR PRICE: $45.00 Product Type: Hardcover Published: November 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Art | Asian - General - Art | Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions - General - History | Asia - Japan |
| Dewey: 769.952 |
| LCCN: 2010021728 |
| Physical Information: 0.89" H x 9.28" W x 10.24" (2.82 lbs) 216 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Japanese |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: With the advent of ukiyo-e woodblock prints, art became accessible to Japan's burgeoning merchant classes. Though a uniquely Japanese art form, the prints reveal interests in celebrity, fashion, entertainment, and travel that have a universal human appeal, regardless of time or place. Dreams and Diversions celebrates Japanese woodblock prints with a collection of ten original essays by an international team of scholars. They draw attention to the unique and longstanding relationship between the port city of San Diego, its collectors, and the nation of Japan. The essays not only advance the field of art history with new research and discussions of rare prints but also tell engaging stories for all readers interested in Japanese art and culture from the 17th to the early 20th centuries. The contributors to Dreams and Diversions include Michael S. Inoue, Hiroko Johnson, Andreas Marks, Junichi Okubo, and Sonya Rhie Quintanilla. |