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Product Identifiers

PublisherThames & Hudson

ISBN-100500294615

ISBN-139780500294611

eBay Product ID (ePID)11038258527

Product Key Features

Book TitleHokusai Manga

Number of Pages1040 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicAsian / Japanese, Individual Artists / Monographs

Publication Year2020

IllustratorYes

GenreArt

AuthorHokusai

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height2.8 in

Item Weight22.4 Oz

Item Length6 in

Item Width4.4 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2020-933737

ReviewsThis beautiful set of three allows us toindulge in the elegance and beauty of[Hokusai's] illustrations from 1814., An irresistible boxed gift set... this is not contemporary manga but rather a captivating artistic precursor...Every page invites repeated viewings.

Dewey Edition23

Dewey Decimal741.5/952

SynopsisA stylish three-volume boxedset of Katsushika Hokusai'srenowned manga drawings,considered a precursor ofcontemporary manga., In 1814, Hokusai's sketches were published in a handbook of over 4,000 images: Hokusai Manga . It surpassed expectations as a student reference book, and became a bestseller. Here, in an elegant, three-volume package, an expansive selection of these works are revealed, presenting all of the themes, motifs and drawing techniques found in his art. The caricatures, satirical drawings, multi-panel illustrations and narrative depictions found in the book can clearly be seen as the basis for manga as it is understood today. One volume explores The Life and Manners of the Day (studying habits and objects of the everyday, from architectural features to wrestling moves and facial expressions); the second The Whole Earth Catalogue (largely concerned with nature, from animals to rock faces and fish); and the third presents the Fanciful, Mythical and Supernatural (with images narrating myths and displaying fantastical creatures)., In 1814, the great Japanese artist and printmaker Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) published the first volume of his sketches: Hokusai Manga . Originally designed as a reference for his students to emulate, it surpassed all expectations and became a bestseller, eventually expanding to fifteen volumes and over four thousand images. This three-volume edition is an extensive selection of Hokusai's sketches, which present all the themes, motifs, and techniques found in his art. Although they are not based around an ongoing narrative, the caricatures, satirical drawings, and multipanel illustrations can clearly be seen as a forerunner of manga as it is understood today. Volume 1 explores Edo Life , the everyday world of the city that would later become Tokyo, featuring people from all walks of life at work and at play. Volume 2 is devoted to The Wonders of Nature , including animals, birds, and sh as well as landscapes, weather, and scenes of natural beauty. Finally, volume 3, Flights of Fancy , is packed with mythical creatures, supernatural beings, and all sorts of weird and wonderful imagery from the master's imagination. This collection has enchanted and inspired artists and art lovers for two centuries and is now ripe for rediscovery.

LC Classification NumberND1059.K23