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Part 1: Go Themes in Woodblock Prints A collection of essay's tracing go's cultural heritage from ancient China through to the Edo period (1600-1868) in Japan. This part consists of the following ten chapters. Chapter 1: The Immortals Chapter 2: The Four Accomplishments Chapter 3: General Guan Yu Chapter 4: Grand Minister Kibi at the Tang Court Chapter 5: Prince Genji Chapter 6: Raiko and the Ground Spider Chapter 7: Go-Board Tadanobu Chapter 8: The Temple of the Golden Pavilion Chapter 9: The Gallant Jiraiya Chapter 10: Scenes of Daily Life Part 2: Color Plates This 80-page section presents 75 prints in full color, depicting scenes from the stories in Part 1. Among the great ukiyo-e artists whose works are shown are: Toyokuni I, Toyokuni III (Kunisada), Kuniyoshi, Kunichika, Utamaro, Harunobu, Kyosai, Yoshitoshi, Sharaku, and Hokusai. The works of these artists represent the various periods and genres in the history of ukiyo-e. Part 3: Commentaries on the Prints Each of the prints presented in Part 2 is explained in detail. Interesting features of the prints are pointed out and the poems and inscription are translated into English. |
[Title] | Japanese Prints and the World of Go |
[Authors] | William Pinckard and Akiko Kitagawa |
[Languages] | Bi-lingual: English and Japanese side by side |
[Format] | Soft cover; 29.6 cm x 21 cm (11.7 inches x 8.5 inches) |
[Number of pages] | 204 pages |
[Price] | US$65.00 + Shipping |
[Publication date] | Now available |
[ISBN] | 978-4-906574-30-8 |