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Record Nr.

UNINA9910458316203321

Autore

de Goncourt Edmond

Titolo

Hokusai / / Edmond de Goncourt

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Parkstone Press International, , [2014]

©[2014]

ISBN

1-78310-499-6

1-78310-514-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (512 p.)

Disciplina

769.52

Soggetti

Arts, Japanese - Edo period, 1600-1868

Color prints, Japanese - Edo period, 1600-1868

Printmakers - Japan

Wood-engraving, Japanese - Edo period, 1600-1868

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Life of Hokusai -- Surimonos, Yellow Books, and Illustrated Novels -- Manga and Sketchbooks -- Poetry Albums, Plates, Panels, and Other Works.

Sommario/riassunto

Through his elegant brush paintings and masterful woodblocks, Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) became one of Japan's most internationally-renowned artists. A master of Ukiyo-e art, he single-handedly transformed the art form from a simple style focused on courtesans and famous actors into a grander style depicting the beauty of nature seen through landscapes and wildlife. His style of art and subject evolved as many times as he changed his name, but Hokusai's talent as an artist remained constant and his influential role in later art movements such as Art Nouveau and Impressionism remains eterna