Kuniyoshi: Japanese Master of Imagined Worlds

by Yuriko Iwakiri, Amy Reigle Newland, Yuriko Iwakiri & Amy Newland

Enjoying a career spanning almost fifty years, from the 1810s to his death in 1861, Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861) was instrumental in establishing warrior prints as one of the major genres in the history of Japanese woodblock prints (ukiyo-e). His most spectacular triptychs of warriors resonate even in contemporary culture, their influence reflected in modern graphic media such as manga. This publication demonstrates that Kuniyoshi's artistic genius...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9004258302
• ISBN13: 9789004258303
• Release Date: December 2013
• Publisher: Brill Hotei
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 2.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 9.6" x 11.6"