Название: Utamaro (Temporis Collection)
Автор(ы): Edmond De Goncourt
Издательство: Parkstone
Год: 2008
ISBN: 1859956823
Страниц: 256
Язык: English
Формат: True PDF
Размер: 71 MB

In his Life of Utamaro, Edmond de Goncourt, in exquisite language and with analytical skill, interpreted the meaning of the form of Japanese art which found its chief expression in the use of the wooden block for colour printing. To glance appreciatively at the work of both artist and author is the motive of this present sketch. The Ukiyo-e* print, despised by the haughty Japanese aristocracy, became the vehicle of art for the common people of Japan, and the names of the artists who aided in its development are familiarly quoted in every studio, whilst the classic painters of Tosa and Kano are comparatively rarely mentioned.