This volume includes full-color reproductions of drawings and woodblock prints by Japan's most beloved artist. These landscapes-including his famous views of Mount Fuji- portraits of lovers and kabuki actors, nature and animal illustrations, as well as scenes of daily life in eighteenth and nineteenth-century Japan reveal the artist's genius for rendering a wide variety of subjects. Matthi Forrer discusses in his essay Hokusai's life and lasting popularity while placing his work within the context of Japanese society and the work of his contemporaries.
- ISBN10 3791342223
- ISBN13 9783791342221
- Publish Date 1 March 2009
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 12 July 2021
- Publish Country DE
- Imprint Prestel
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 220
- Language English
- URL https://penguinrandomhouse.com/books/isbn/9783791342221