Images from the Floating World: The Japanese Print, Including an Illustrated Dictionary of Ukiyo-e
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1978. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 4to. Fine / Fine. Item #008571
Full navy cloth. 364 pp. Copiously illustrated with over 900 images in colour and B&W. Embossed ex-libris stamp of Michael J. Ellis to ffep. Light rubbing to front joint and bumping to spine head of dust jacket. In grey card slipcase, which is toned to fore edge. Written by one fo the foremost experts on Japanese prints, this book is an extensive history of the development of ukiyo-e in its sociological context and the lives of its masters, with particular emphasis on the innovation in style and techniques that each one contributed.
Price: $80.00
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