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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, its art acquired a unique flavour and aesthetic. Author Christine Guth focuses on the urban aspects of Edo art, including discussions of many of Japan's most popular artists - Korin, Utamaro, and Hiroshige, among others - as well as those that are lesser known, and provides a fascinating look at the cities in which they worked.

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Book category Books in English The arts History of art / art & design styles Art styles not defined by date

• Full title: Art of Edo Japan
• Subtitle: The Artist and the City 1615-1868
• Author: Christine Guth
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 176
• EAN: 9780300164138
• ISBN: 0300164130
• ID: 04574736
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Weight: 458 g
• Dimensions: 235 × 166 × 13 mm
• Date of publishing: 27. April 2010

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