Kuniyoshi: From the Arthur R. Miller Collection

Book measures 10.5 x 11.75 inches. Orange Cloth in pictorial dust jacket. Published on occasion of the extensive exhibition at The Royal Academy of Arts, this handsome volume explores the life and work of Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1798-1861), one of Japans greatest print artists. Alongside such illustrious names as Hokusai and Hiroshige, he dominated the nineteenth-century production of the popular genre of woodblock prints known as ukiyo-e, literally, pictures of the floating world. The only major book to illustrate the entirety of the artists work, Kuniyoshi explores his extraordinary imagination across an impressive range of subject matter, from portraits of Japanese warrior heroes and fashionable beauties to satirical themes and innovative landscape prints. Alongside exquisite reproductions of his finest prints, examples of Kuniyoshi's original drawings highlight his unique approach to composition and provide valuable insight into the creative process of this prolific and multitalented artist. 

Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. Binding is square and tight. An excellent copy.