Japanese Prints

by Gabriele Fahr-Becker

A collection of more than 125 extraordinarily beautiful Japanese woodblock color prints, all from the Hirako Ukiyo-e Museum in Tokyo and many classified as Japanese National Treasures or as Major National Cultural Heritage Items. Detailed commentaries accompany these haunting images of landscapes, court ladies, geishas, and actors, scenes from daily life and other subjects by such great artists as Buncho, Hokusai, Moronobu, Sharaku, and Utamaro.

Introductory essays chronicle the origins and history of this distinctive Japanese art form, ukiyo-e, or “pictures of the floating world,” which first appeared in 17th –century Japan in Edo, present day Tokyo. The beautifully produced, oversized volume is both an exquisite art book and a superb introduction to Japanese art and culture.

“A feast for the eye, a fabulous adventure for the heart and the spirit.” –Le carnet du collectionneur, Brussels

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