Hokusai Life and Work
Richard Lane
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Hokusai Life and Work
by Richard Lane
Published
1989
Publisher
Dutton
Pages
320
ISBN-10
0525244557
Description
Hokusai's (1760-1849) best-known images--majestic views of Mount Fuji, the foaming crest of an ocean wave about to burst--seem quintessentially Japanese, yet, as Lane's monograph clearly demonstrates, they barely suggest the range of this prolific and inventive printmaker, book illustrator and painter. Crammed with over 360 plates (one-third in color), this scholarly album presents an artist of many moods and styles, from poignantly lyrical to startlingly dramatic, from stylishly traditional to poetic to explicitly erotic. Hokusai's 15 volumes of sketchbooks, sampled here, are an encyclopedic record of Far Eastern customs, personalities, legends and material civilization. He invariably brought an empathic touch to his subject, whether a Zen patriarch, roadside entertainers, lovers or flying swallows; even inanimate objects live under his gaze. Lane ( Images from the Floating World ) has produced a remarkably comprehensive critical-biographical study. Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Hiroshige
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This edition of Hokusai Life and Work has approximately 320 pages. Please note, this is an estimate and the exact page count can vary between hardcover, paperback, and e-book versions.
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For most readers, Hokusai Life and Work typically takes between 6h 40m and 4h 27m to complete. This is based on the book's length of approximately 80,000 words and common reading speeds.
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Who is the author of Hokusai Life and Work?
Hokusai Life and Work was written by Richard Lane.
When was Hokusai Life and Work published?
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