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Original Essays | December 12, 2009

Alexander McCall Smith: IMG The Courage of Others

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The Floating World

by James A Michener

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ISBN13: 9780824808730
ISBN10: 0824808738
Condition: Standard
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Synopsis:

Examines the development of the Japanese art of printmaking in the context of the history and culture of Japan.

Synopsis:

Mr. 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 vigor and determination.
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ISBN:
9780824808730
With:
Link, Howard A.
Author:
Link, Howard A.
Author:
Michener, James A.
Publisher:
University of Hawaii Press
Location:
Honolulu :
Subject:
General
Subject:
History - General
Subject:
Printmaking
Subject:
Art history
Subject:
Art, japanese
Subject:
Color prints, japanese
Edition Description:
Bibliography: p. 429-440.
Series Volume:
no. 98-13/pt. 1
Publication Date:
February 1989
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
472
Dimensions:
9.25x6.26x.98 in. 1.47 lbs.
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