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Tanaka Ryohei: Etchings of Rural Japan

Categorie	Grafiek & Tekeningen
Boeknummer	#387444-WF9
Titel	Tanaka Ryohei: Etchings of Rural Japan
Auteur	Otterloo, Chris van
Boektype	Paperback
Uitgeverij	Leiden : Hotei Publishing
Jaar van uitgave	2019
ISBN10	9004401350
ISBN13	9789004401358
Taal	Engels
Beschrijving	Paperback, illustrations in b/w, 4to.
Samenvatting	Tanaka Ry hei. Etchings of Rural Japan is the first monograph in English dedicated to the life and oeuvre of Tanaka Ry hei (1933). Mostly self-taught, Tanaka excelled in the medium of etching. He used this technique to depict the scenery of rural Japan and its gradually disappearing thatched-roof farmhouses. Tanaka made no less than 770 etchings and printed the vast majority of the editions himself - a total of well over 100,000 prints, which found their way to many collections, both public and private, all over the world. Over 130 representative works have been selected for this publication. Japan has a long and rich tradition of printmaking. Whereas 18th- to early 20th-century woodblock prints have been the subject of extensive research, postwar printmaking and etching in Japan have rece... (Lees verder)ived considerably less attention. While focusing on a single artist, this publication aims to shed light on these lesser-known aspects of Japanese print history. Tanaka Ry hei, Etchings of Rural Japan includes an elaborate introduction to the technique of etching, enabling the reader to understand and admire Tanaka's skills as an artist-craftsman.
Pagina's	160
Conditie	Goed
Prijs	€ 50,00

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