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    Art of Edo Japan: The Artist and the City, 1615-1868

    Art of Edo Japan: The Artist and the City, 1615-1868


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    • Format: Trade Paperback
    • 176 pages
    • Publisher: Yale University Press
    • Published: April 2010
    • ISBN-10: 0300164130
    • ISBN-13: 9780300164138

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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 flavor 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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