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Japanese Art (Art in Detail)

Art in Detail: Japanese Art takes a unique approach to illuminating, in close-up detail, the styles and techniques of the leading figures of the Edo period. Using a series of die-cut windows, this book allows the reader to browse twenty of the most significant masterpieces — including Hokusai’s Mt. Fuji Seen Through the Waves off Kanagawa and Hokusai’s Five Beautiful Women — from a variety of angles and viewpoints.

Each work is first looked at in full, with a detailed description and its place in the genre’s timeline. Carefully positioned, reversible die-cut windows allow each image to be viewed as a spotlit and magnified detail, with text summarizing the characteristic technique, tone, and colors of the artist’s work. An innovative and irresistible art giftbook that reveals and revitalizes twenty significant works from the Edo period.

  • Format
  • hardcover
  • Pages
  • 128
  • Language
  • english
  • ISBN
  • 9781435103818
  • Genres
  • japan, art
  • Release date
  • 2008