Hokusai: Prints and Drawings

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.. This volume includes full-color reproductions of drawings and woodblock prints by Japan's most beloved artist

Lib., PhiladelphiaCopyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. Recommended for all libraries.- David McClelland, Temple Univ. The superb quality of the color reproduction on acid-free paper makes this an excellent complement to Richard Lane's more comprehensive Hokusai: Life and Works (Dutton, 1989). From Library Journal Supremely prolific and marvelously inventive, Hokusai, one of Japan's most famous artists, has left a body of work comprising almost 30,000 items. . Although the biographical introduction is short, each artwork has an ample explic

"Wot odd reviews!" according to T W Gulliver. Some previous reviews are strange. "Catfish" apparently reviews the wrong book (this is not a small volume of mostly black and white prints); others complain about the text being preoccupied with description of print variations. In fact the prints are . "Great Art But Poor Writing" according to Bruce Loveitt. This book gets Great Art But Poor Writing This book gets 3 stars for the beautiful reproductions of Hokusai's work. There are approximately 130 plates, most of them in gorgeous color. But I found the text by Mr. Forrer to be very disappointing. There is an opening chapter of around 30 pages wh. stars for the beautiful reproductions of Hokusai's work. There are approximately 1Great Art But Poor Writing This book gets 3 stars for the beautiful reproductions of Hokusai's work. There are approximately 130 plates, most of them in gorgeous color. But I found the text by Mr. Forrer to be very disappointing. There is an opening chapter of around 30 pages wh. 0 plates, most of them in gorgeous color. But I found the text by Mr. Forrer to be very disappointing. There is an opening chapter of around Great Art But Poor Writing This book gets 3 stars for the beautiful reproductions of Hokusai's work. There are approximately 130 plates, most of them in gorgeous color. But I found the text by Mr. Forrer to be very disappointing. There is an opening chapter of around 30 pages wh. 0 pages wh. Pictures are GREAT. though a little small. Beautiful in every way. Though can care less for the content, but some is there if wanted.