Images from the Floating World: The Japanese Print. Including an Illustrated Dictionary of Ukiyo-e.
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, (1978). 364 pp. Illus. with 900+ color & b/w photos. 4to. Cloth. First edition. Remainder mark lower edge else a fine copy in a very good bright dust jacket with a small repair to the head of the spine, in original cardboard slipcase. Item #31883
An excellent and thorough reference that provides an "extensive history of the development of ukiyo-e in its sociological context and of the lives of its masters, with particular emphasis on the innovation in style and techniques that each one contributed. Not limited strictly to the major artists, the work also takes into account the followers and schools, giving a comprehensive view of one of the most important epochs in Japanese art."
Price: $80.00