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Hokusai | 
 enlarge | Author: Gian Carlo Calza
Publisher: Phaidon Press
Category: Book
Buy New: $133.98
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Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 219885
Media: Paperback
Pages: 520
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 5.7
Dimensions (in): 11.4 x 9.8 x 1.7
ISBN: 0714844578
Dewey Decimal Number: 769.92
EAN: 9780714844572
ASIN: 0714844578
Publication Date: October 1, 2004
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Condition: GIFT GIVING QUALITY***
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Product Description
Katsushika Hokusai (1769-1849) was one of the greatest of the Japanese print designers, painters and book illustrators, and by far the most famous Asian artist in the West. This richly illustrated monograph provides an overview of the master's life and works in all media. Comprising introductory essays, seven chapters embracing Hokusai's entire career and some 700 illustrations, it presents and analyses a large selection of Hokusai's finest works in all media, covering his whole career and giving a scholarly and up-to-date interpretation of the artist and his significance. This big and beautiful book presents a comprehensive survey of the work of one of Japan's greatest and most influential artists, together with a collection of essays that focus on a key aspects of the master's career. The book opens with an introductory essay by Gian Carlo Calza presenting an overview of the changing world Hokusai was born into and lived through. This is followed by a series of essays by distinguished Western and Japanese scholars that present new research on a range of crucial areas of interest in Hokusai studies. These provide a context for the core of the book, which forms a retrospective of H
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A book to hold and to keep! July 1, 2008
Lorie Schinko (Montreal)
This is a particularly good publication on Hokusai's work, and has alot of scholarly info included along with very decent repros of his work. br /I love the size of the volume, it's a weighty book,perfect for relaxing with a cup of coffee by a window in a january snowstorm... br /Frankly,I would never have suspected snow falls in Japan if it wasn't for Hokusai...
 Good book April 20, 2008
Vinicius Gentil Coimbra (Brasil)
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
It's a good book for a begginer, there are a few samples from each of all Hokusai's periods.
Thorough December 1, 2007
N. H. Hubbard (Wellington NZ)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
A well presented and thorough overview of Hokusai's work. Informative text and good reproductions of many of his works - as someone who has some surveys of Japanese prints this book brings a level of detail and perspective thatis hard to find. A very big book with an interesting section that links to european works influenced by Hokusai in the 19th century. br / br /
Young man crazy about this book September 27, 2006
J. Perry (San Francisco, Ca United States)
10 out of 11 found this review helpful
Looking at this collection really shows the diversity in Hokusai's long career. In one of the essays, the writter comments that Hokusai changes his style so much that his work looks like the work of a different artist. The breath of this volume helps the viewer see how creative and inventive this master is. What I like about Hokusai is that his personal life is just as interesting as his work. The essays included do a good job placing the differnent periods in context with the times and Hokusai's own massive body of work.
excellent June 17, 2004
M. Sundstrom (Brooklyn, NY USA)
3 out of 11 found this review helpful
Excellent printing and selection, a great book for art reference or read.
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