Hokusai

By Matthi Forrer

Book Overview

Now available again, this book presents a selection of Hokusai's work known for its exquisite style and marvelous inventiveness.

This volume includes full-color reproductions of drawings and woodblock prints by Hokusai, one of Japan's most revered artists. His landscapes--including the famous views of Mount Fuji--portraits of lovers and kabuki actors, nature and animal illustrations, as well as scenes of daily life in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Japan reveal the artist's genius for rendering a wide variety of subjects. Author Matthi Forrer discusses Hokusai's life and lasting popularity while placing his work within the context of Japanese society and the work of his contemporaries.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3791385046
• ISBN13: 9783791385044
• Release Date: February 2019
• Publisher: Prestel Publishing
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 1.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.8" x 9.5"