Masterpieces of Japanese prints : ukiyo-e from the Victoria and Albert Museum
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Masterpieces of Japanese prints : ukiyo-e from the Victoria and Albert Museum
Kodansha International, 1999, c1991
1st pbk. ed
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浮世絵コレクション
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  Aomori
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  Miyagi
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  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
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  United Kingdom
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  France
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Note
General editor: Muneshige Narazaki. Editor: Richard Lane
"This volume was adapted in part from Hizō ukiyo-e taikan, volumes 4 and 5, published in Japanese by Kodansha"--T.p. verso
Bibliography: p. 152
Description and Table of Contents
Description
An illustrated survey of Japanese prints at London's Victoria and Albert Museum. Each colour plate is supported by notes together with standard specifications and provenance. The book also includes introductory chapters on the ukiyo-e genre, and the history and character of the Museum's collection. Ever since Japan opened its doors to the West in the latter half of the nineteenth century, Westerners have been fascinated by the exquisite art forms that flourished during the previous two hundred years of self-imposed isolation. Among the most
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