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Japanese Prints in Transition

From the Floating World to the Modern World


  • Abrams (A&CB)
  • Expo: 22/10/2022 - 1/1/2023, de Young Museum, Legion of Honor, San Francisco
  • by Rhiannon Paget
A stunning introduction to the history of Japanese printmaking. Featuring selections from the renowned Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts' permanent collection, Japanese Prints in Transition:Documents the shift from delicately colored ukiyo-e depictions of actors, courtesans, and scenic views to brightly colored images of Western architecture, modern military warfare, technology (railroad trains, steam-powered ships, telegraph lines), and Victorian fashions and customs.

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ISBN 9781951836986 | EN | HB
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Publisher Abrams (A&CB)
ISBN 9781951836986
Author(s) Rhiannon Paget
Publication date November 2022
Edition Hardback
Dimensions 329 x 203 mm
Illustrations throughout col.ill.
Pages 128
Language(s) English ed.
Exhibition de Young Museum, Legion of Honor, San Francisco
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A stunning introduction to the history of Japanese printmaking, with highlights from the de Young museum's vast collectionIn 1868, Japan underwent a dramatic transformation following the overthrow of the shogun by supporters of Emperor Meiji, marking the end of feudal military rule and ushering in a new era of government that promoted modernizing the country and interacting with other nations.Japanese print culture, which had flourished for more than a century with the production of color woodcuts (the so-called ukiyo-e, or “floating world” images), also changed course during the Meiji era (1868–1912), as societal changes and the once-isolationist country’s new global engagement provided a wealth of new subjects for artists to capture. Featuring selections from the renowned Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts’ permanent collection, Japanese Prints in Transition: From the Floating World to the Modern World documents the shift from delicately colored ukiyo-e depictions of actors, courtesans, and scenic views to brightly colored images of Western architecture, modern military warfare, technology (railroad trains, steam-powered ships, telegraph lines), and Victorian fashions and customs.

Japanese Prints in Transition

Japanese Prints in Transition

€38.50