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    Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm

    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

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Hokusai: Mountains and Water, Flowers and Birds

Hokusai: Mountains and Water, Flowers and Birds

Forrer, Matthi

Paperback

Individual ArtistsJapanese ArtPrintmaking & Stamping

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ISBN10: 3791346148
ISBN13: 9783791346144
Publisher: Prestel Publishing
Published: Sep 29 2011
Pages: 96
Weight: 1.01
Height: 0.67 Width: 7.48 Depth: 10.61
Language: English
Now available again, this delightful selection of prints depicting nineteenth century Japan's natural beauty is a colorful introduction to the country's most beloved artist. The Japanese artist Hokusai spent the second half of his life sketching and painting with tremendous energy nearly everything he saw, and this book focuses on one of his most productive periods, when the artist was in his seventies. This book presents fifty works of the artist's astonishing oeuvre. It includes selections from his renowned series of woodblock prints, Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji, including In the Hollow of a Wave, Shower below the Summit, and South Wind at Clear Dawn. Also presented are images of flowers, waterfalls, bridges, birds, and fish, demonstrating the uniquely precise yet passionate quality of Hokusai's art. An expert on the artist's work, Matthi Forrer provides illuminating commentary on Hokusai's life and technique, offering insight into his enduring

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