The Arts of Japan

Seven Masters

20th Century Japanese Woodblock Prints from the Wells Collection

Marks, AndreasMinneapolis Institute of Art · 2015

Cover of Seven Masters

Dieser Ausstellungskatalog konzentriert sich auf sieben Künstler, die eine bedeutende Rolle in der Entwicklung der Shin Hanga Kunstbewegung des frühen 20. Jahrhunderts spielten. Er wurde anlässlich der Ausstellung "Seven Masters: 20th-Century Japanese Woodblock Prints from the Wells Collection" veröffentlicht, die von September 2015 bis März 2016 im Minneapolis Institute of Arts stattfand. Die Essays in diesem reich bebilderten Band bieten ausführliche Biografien der einzelnen Künstler und Einblicke in die Shin Hanga Kunstbewegung.

Details

Titel
Seven Masters
Untertitlel
20th Century Japanese Woodblock Prints from the Wells Collection
Erscheinungsdatum
2015
Sprache
Englisch
Medium
Print
Seitenzahl
208
Einband
Paperback
ISBN 13
978-0989371872
Verleger
Minneapolis Institute of Art
Herausgeber
Marks, Andreas
Mitwirkende
Ajioka, Chiaki
Haruyo, Yano
Ishida, Yasuhiro
Kimura-Tilford, Yuiko
Newland, Amy Reigle
Walbridge, Charles
Welch, Matthew

Klappentext

Early in the twentieth century, a desire to revive the great tradition of Japanese woodblock prints in the context of Japan's dynamic, modern life gave rise to an art movement known as shin hanga, the "new print." In presenting the remarkable shin hanga collection given by Ellen and Fred Wells to the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, this book focuses on seven artists —noteworthy representatives of the movement who played a significant role in its development. Richly illustrated with more than 300 images, the volume features the spectacular beauty portraits of Hashiguchi Goyō (1880-1921), Itō Shinsui (1898-1972), Yamakawa Shūhō (1898-1944), and Torii Kotondo (1900-1976); the striking actors of Yamamura Kōka (Toyonari; 1886-1942) and Natori Shunsen (1886-1960); and the evocative landscapes of Kawase Hasui (1883-1957).

Essays by Andreas Marks, Chiaki Ajioka, Ishida Yasuhiro, Yuiko Kimura-Tilford, Amy Reigle Newland, Charles Walbridge, and Yano Haruyo offer extended biographies of each artist, insights into the enticing world of shin hanga, and a deeper understanding of these artists as painters and print designers. The artists' exhibition histories are concisely summarized in a series of tables that are accompanied by rarely illustrated paintings.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

  • Foreword
    8
  • Preface and Acknowledgments
    10
  • New Prints by Professional Painters
    Marks, Andreas
    12
  • An Adventuresome Spirit: Frederick B. Wells III
    Welch, Matthew
    22
  • Hashiguchi Goyō
    Newland, Amy Reigle
    30
  • Yamamura Kōka (Toyonari)
    Marks, Andreas
    64
  • Natori Shunsen
    Haruyo, Yano · Marks, Andreas
    80
  • Itō Shinsui
    Ajioka, Chiaki
    98
  • Kawase Hasui
    Kimura-Tilford, Yuiko
    152
  • Yamakawa Shūhō
    Marks, Andreas
    172
  • Torii Kotondo
    Ishida, Yasuhiro · Marks, Andreas
    184
  • The Hands of the Masters: Reflectance Transformation Imaging (RTI) Reveals Hidden Textures
    Walbridge, Charles
    200
  • Catalogue of the Prints
    264
  • Glossary of Japanese Terms
    281
  • References
    283
  • Contributors
    287