Ukiyo-e

An Introduction to Japanese Woodblock Prints

by Tadashi Kobayashi

1992 96 pages eng

Japanese woodblock prints, or ukiyo-e, occupy a singular position in the lexicon of world art. They enthralled such Western artists as Whistler, Manet, Degas, and van Gogh, and gave rise to a wave of Japonisme in the salons of Paris, London, and New York that left a lasting impression. As the suc…