Gian Carlo Calza

ENGLISH TEXT- NEW IN PAPERBACKGian Carlo Calza, with essays by John T Carpenter, Muto Junko, Naito Masato, Timon Screech, Asano S A comprehensive introduction to the popular Japanese school of ukiyo-e The art of ukiyo-e (paintings of the floating world) originated in the city of Edo (16031867, now Tokyo) and reflects not only the contemporary passion for theatre, restaurants, teahouses and geisha, but also Japans deep love of nature and tradition With contributions by Western and Japanese scholars, this book provides a fascinating and scholarly study of such masters as Hokusai, Hiroshige and Utamaro Illustrated with over 600 works depicting subjects from kabuki actors and tales of courtship to landscapes and erotica New into paperback, this excellent resource for scholars and general readers is now available at an unbeatable price Gian Carlo Calza is Professor of East Asian Art History at the University of Venice, and Director of the International Hokusai Research Centre in Milan. He has published many books, exhibition catalogues and articles on Hokusai, and is currently preparing a catalogue raisonne of Hokusais paintings. He was awarded the 2004 Uchiyama Prize by the International Ukiyo-e Society of Tokyo for his contribution to the study of Japanese ukiyo-e (Floating World) culture.

Authoritative and wide-ranging visual essay on the aesthetics of Japan Unique handbook that aids an understanding of Japanese culture through its architecture, arts, crafts, cinema and literature Written by one of the world''s most respected specialists and scholars of Japanese art and culture This book gives an insight into the essence of Japanese culture, identifying its specific qualities and characteristics from Ukiyo-e to Tadao Ando Illustrated with over 150 images, both traditional and contemporary Gian Carlo Calza is Professor of East Asian Art History at the University of Venice, and Director of the International Hokusai Research Centre in Milan. He has published many books, exhibition catalogues and articles on Hokusai, and is currently preparing a catalogue raisonne of Hokusai''s paintings. He was awarded the 2004 Uchiyama Prize by the International Ukiyo-e Society of Tokyo for his contribution to the study of Japanese ukiyo-e (''Floating World'') culture.

"• Por primera vez en tapa blanda a un precio inmejorable, Japan Style, un ensayo ilustrado sobre la estética japonesa • Una guía perfecta para entender la cultura japonesa a través de su Arquitectu

Il volume e il catalogo della mostra di Milano (Palazzo Reale, 7 febbraio 30 maggio 2004). La mostra presenta 500 opere che ricostruiscono i diversi aspetti della cultura e della societa giapponese tra il XVII e l''inizio del XIX secolo. Attraverso le opere di artisti quali Hokusai, Utamaro Hirosige e Moronobu, le diverse sezioni del volume, dedicate a Teatro, Tradizione, Paesaggio, Vita di citta e Bellezza femminile, ricostruiscono le trasformazioni sociali e culturali avvenute attorno alla citta di Edo, divenuta poi Tokyo: qui, la crisi dell''antica aristocrazia feudale e i nuovi stimoli portati dalle classi borghesi diedero vita ad uno stile nuovo, fondato sul gusto raffinato per l''eleganza e sulla ricerca del piacere estetico.

Comprising six essays, six plate sections and over 600 illustrations, this book provides an introduction to the art of this period. The paintings, scrolls and prints reproduced here demonstrate not only the new urban pleasures of the theatre, restaurants, teahouses and geisha, but also Japan's love of nature and tradition.

This big and beautiful book presents a comprehensive survey of the work of one of Japans greatest and most influential artists, together with a collection of essays that focus on a key aspects of the masters career. The book opens with an introductory essay by Gian Carlo Calza presenting an overview of the changing world Hokusai was born into and lived through. This is followed by a series of essays by distinguished Western and Japanese scholars that present new research on a range of crucial areas of interest in Hokusai studies. These form a context for the core of the book, which forms a retrospective of Hokusais entire career, divided into seven chapters. Each chapter provides a succinct account of a phase in Hokusais life, followed by a series of the finest and most representative works of that period. Great care has been taken throughout to choose for reproduction the best-preserved original prints that reveal Hokusais mastery of line and colour to full advantage. This magnificent pictorial survey of Hokusais prints, paintings and drawings is the first publication in English to make such a rich selection widely available, and to demonstrate the extraordinary range and quality of Hokusais achievement. The final component of the book is a detailed scholarly commentary on each illustration that provides not only the necessary technical information but also a revealing analysis of style, colour, composition and motif.

Estudio riguroso del arte erótico japonés desde mediados del siglo XVII hasta finales del XIX, el denominado periodo ukiyo-e. Ilustrado con más de 350 imágenes.

El autorizado y amplio ensayo visual sobre la estética de Japón, un volumen clásico que ahora vuelve a imprimirse con un nuevo e impresionante diseño de portada.El “estilo japonés” es una estética re

Por Utamaro, Hokusai, Kuniyoshi y otros artistas del «mundo flotante» Gian Carlo Calza • Estudio riguroso del arte erótico japonés desde mediados del siglo xvii hasta finales del XIX, el denominado