[PDF] Illustrated Catalogue Of The Notable Collection Of Japanese Color Prints The Property Of Mrs John Osgood Blanchard eBook

Author : American Art Association
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 37,60 MB
Release : 2017-12-25
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780484701655

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Excerpt from Rare Japanese Color Prints, the Collection of Mrs. John Osgood Blanchard: To Be Sold at Unrestricted Public Sale on the Afternoon and Evening of Wednesday, April 5th, at 2. 30 and 8. 00 O'clock, Concluding Thursday Afternoon, April 6th, at 2. 30 O'clock, at the American Art Galleries, Madison Square South It was after seeing the beautiful Harunobu prints owned by Mr. John Stewart Happer, then of Kobe, that we were inspired with the desire to acquire like treasures. Fine examples of the best artists were already rare, and became more and more difficult to Obtain - so many masterpieces which we longed to possess had to be rejected on account of poor Condition. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : James Michener
Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
Page : 506 pages
File Size : 39,44 MB
Release : 2013-12-13
Category : Art
ISBN : 1462903908

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In James A. Michener the Japanese print has found its ideal commentator. Combining the finished literary style of an outstanding novelist with a mature knowledge of his subject, he is able to bring this great art form to life in words, directly communicating his understanding, love, and enthusiasm rather than obscuring his subject in pedantry. In fact, it might almost be said that he here lets the prints speak for themselves, in a wealth of magnificent illustrations and apt but unobtrusive commentary. It is only when one has finished the book that he realizes he has been conducted on a tour of three centuries of art, a tour so carefully arranged as to give a deep understanding of the history and aesthetics of Japanese prints, a new appreciation of a superlative art. The book has many other unique features. So far as consonant with his aim of presenting a full survey, Mr. Michener has illustrated the book with lesser-known masterpieces rather than with those few prints that have been reproduced almost ad nauseam. Unlike earlier books, this does not stop with the past century, but brings the subject completely up to date, introducing, in the modern Japanese print, some of the most exciting art being created in Japan—and in the world—today. The book also becomes a revealing account of the collecting of Japanese prints, with many valuable hints to collectors based upon the author's own experiences in gathering together one of the best print collections of recent years: it is a collecting field in which many hints are needed, with prices varying from $5 to $5,000 per print, and with forgeries and doubtful attributions on every hand.