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Ukiyo-E

Gian Carlo Calza Phaidon Press Phaidon Press
The art of ukiyo-e (the floating world) originated in the city of Edo (1603-1867, now Tokyo), when the political and military power of Japan was in the hands of the shoguns. Comprising six essays, six plate sections and over 600 illustrations this...
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Drama and Desire: Japanese Painting from the Floating World, 1690-1850

Howard Hibbett, Masato Naito, Kobayashi Tadashi, Asano Shugo, Hokusai, Utamaro MFA Publications MFA Publications
A rare gem: Drama and Desire presents 69 masterpieces of Japanese ukiyo-e painting by such renowned masters as Hokusai, Utamaro and Harunobu, among others--all depicting aspects of the so-called "floating world," the licentious demimonde of Edo...
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