The Floating World.
Honolulu. University of Hawai'i Press. (c. 1983). [Reprint]. Stock ID #220252 The Floating World by novelist James A. Michener is a classic work on the Japanese print of the Edo period (1615-1868). Michener shows how the Japanese printmakers, cut off from revivifying contacts with the art of the rest of the world and hampered by their own governmental restrictions, were able to keep their art vital for two centuries through their vigour and determination. (Publisher's description) When referring to this item please quote stockid 220252.
Black and white reproductions of prints, xviii + 453pp, bibliography, index and glossary. A very good paperback copy. From the library of Aubrey and Eva Sweet with a label indicating the collection number on the spine.
Price: $40.00 AU