Japanese Ukiyo-e: 75 Floral Paintings - Woodblock Prints (English Edition) [Kindle-editie] beoordelingen het boek quotes

(Revised 8/2015 - 75 Larger (HD) Japanese floral prints with annotations. Formatted for all Kindle devices, Kindle for iOS and Android Tablets.) An amazing collection of 75 Japanese floral prints painted during the Meiji period of art in Japan. The Meiji Period (1868-1912) is the 45-year division of Japanese history that directly followed the Edo Period. The Meiji Period was a time of profound transformation, during which Japan went from being virtually sealed off from outside influence to emerging as a dominant global economic power. It was during the Meiji Period that Japanese and European art began to influence each other. European painters such as Van Gogh and Manet collected ukiyo-e prints and cultivated an obsession with Eastern art that came to be known as Japonisme, informing a generation of Art Noveau designers with pictorial techniques borrowed from Japan. Meanwhile, a new found interest in Westernization and the ability to import a wider range of pigments transformed the character and quality of the Japanese prints produced during this time. Ukiyo-e 'pictures of the floating world' is a genre of woodblock paintings. Flower species include; azalea, camellia, cape jasmine, chrysanthemum, crape myrtle, plum, primrose and many more. Print titles have been faithfully translated from Japanese to English. Book includes annotations, Top 50 Museums of the World, and is formatted for all Kindle devices, Kindle for iOS and Android Tablets (use rotate and/or zoom feature on landscape/horizontal images for optimal viewing).