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Samurai, strongmen, demons, and detectives abound in this original selection of 64 woodblock-printed book covers and frontispiece illustrations from 1898 to 1903. Assembled by an expert in Asian art, who contributes captions and a substantial introduction, they offer rare glimpses of a newly rediscovered art form: the Japanese equivalent of dime-store novels.

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Selected from woodblock-printed book covers and frontispieces from 1898 to 1903, this original compilation features 64 dramatic images from the Japanese equivalent of dime-store novels. An expert in Asian art contributes captions and an informative Introduction.

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Selected from woodblock-printed book covers and frontispiece illustrations from the 1890s, this original Dover edition features dramatic images of samurai and other warriors. The editor, an expert in Asian art, contributes captions and a substantial Introduction, making this book a valuable resource for scholars of Japanese art and 19th-century book illustration.
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ISBN:
9780486476407
Author:
Brown, Kendall
Publisher:
Dover Publications
Author:
Brown, Kendall H.
Subject:
Asian
Subject:
Women in art
Subject:
Men in art.
Subject:
Printmaking
Subject:
Popular Culture
Subject:
Art-History and Criticism
Edition Description:
Trade Paper
Series:
Dover Fine Art, History of Art
Publication Date:
20101131
Binding:
TRADE PAPER
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
128
Dimensions:
8.25 x 11 in 1.13 lb
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Selected from woodblock-printed book covers and frontispieces from 1898 to 1903, this original compilation features 64 dramatic images from the Japanese equivalent of dime-store novels. An expert in Asian art contributes captions and an informative Introduction.
"Synopsis" by , Selected from woodblock-printed book covers and frontispiece illustrations from the 1890s, this original Dover edition features dramatic images of samurai and other warriors. The editor, an expert in Asian art, contributes captions and a substantial Introduction, making this book a valuable resource for scholars of Japanese art and 19th-century book illustration.
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