The Female Image: 20th Century Prints of Japanese Beauties (English and Japanese Edition) [Hardcover]

Hamanaka Shinji (Author), Amy Reigle Newland (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 9074822207 | ISBN-13: 978-9074822206 | Publication Date: November 2000 | Edition: Bilingual

"The Female Image" is a comprehensive survey of the genre of "bijinga" ("prints of beautiful women") produced in the "Shin-hanga" ("new print") tradition that evolved in the early 20th century. This bilingual (Japanese/English) publication is lavishly illustrated with works from Japanese, European and American public and private collections. Prints by major artists such as Hashiguchi Goyô (1880-1921), Torii Kotondo (1900-76) and Itô Shinsui (1898-1972) are included, as are examples by more obscure print designers that have rarely been reproduced. Includes essays by Shinji Hamanaka of the Yamatane Museum of Art, Tokyo, contemplating the concept of "bijinga", and by Amy Reigle Newland on the appreciation of "Shin-hanga" in the West.

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Text: Japanese, English

About the Author

Shinji Hamanaka completed a postgraduate artcourse at the University of Fine Art and Music in Tokyo. Het is working for Yamatane Museum of Fine arts in Tokyo. He has written several articles on jis major field of survey: Pre-modern and modern Japanese pictures. Amy Reigle Newland received a Master of Arts degree in Art History from the University of Washington in Seattle and has since been active as a specialist editor and writer on Japanese prints. She is currently engaged for Hotei Publishing as General Editor of an academic encyclopaedia on Japanese prints.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 220 pages
• Publisher: Hotei Publishing; Bilingual edition (November 2000)
• Language: English, Japanese
• ISBN-10: 9074822207
• ISBN-13: 978-9074822206
• Product Dimensions: 12 x 8.9 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
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