Art of Edo Japan: The Artist and the City, 1615-1868

by Christine Guth

This beautifully illustrated survey examines the art and artists of the Edo period, one of the great epochs in Japanese art. Together with the imperial city of Kyoto and the port cities of Osaka and Nagasaki, the splendid capital city of Edo (now Tokyo) nurtured a magnificent tradition of painting, calligraphy, printmaking, ceramics, architecture, textile work, and lacquer. As each city created its own distinctive social, political, and economic environment,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300164130
• ISBN13: 9780300164138
• Release Date: April 2010
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.4" x 9.1"