101 Great Samurai Prints - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook 101 Great Samurai Prints write by Utagawa Kuniyoshi. This book was released on 2012-09-21. 101 Great Samurai Prints available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Kuniyoshi was a master of the warrior woodblock print — and these 18th-century illustrations represent the pinnacle of his craft. Full-color portraits of renowned Japanese samurais pulse with movement, passion, and remarkably fine detail.
Japanese Warriors
Japanese Warriors - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Japanese Warriors write by Charles Vilnis. This book was released on 2012-09-20. Japanese Warriors available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This vibrant compilation features more than 100 hard-to-find examples of works by a noted Japanese woodblock artist including depictions of heavily armored samurai, battle scenes, and well-defended fortresses. Drawn from a series of volumes originally published in 1862, the dynamic images offer authentic views of warrior life during the Edo period.Dover Original.
Japanese Warriors, Rogues and Beauties
Japanese Warriors, Rogues and Beauties - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Japanese Warriors, Rogues and Beauties write by Kendall H. Brown. This book was released on 2010-11-18. Japanese Warriors, Rogues and Beauties available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Heroes, villains, and damsels in distress abound in these richly colored, dramatic images from the Japanese equivalent of dime-store novels. These illustrations were selected from woodblock-printed covers and frontispiece illustrations from 64 popular books published in Osaka from 1898 through 1903. They include samurai and strong men, demons and detectives, courtesans, sumo wrestlers, and other vivid characters in scenarios ranging from romantic to grotesquely violent. Printed in the color woodblock method in use since the late eighteenth century, they provide a link between an ancient storytelling tradition and the beginning of mass-published popular literature. Created during the Meiji era (1868–1912), when Japanese society was changing dramatically with the influx of Western technology and values, these images appealed to a wide audience of newly literate readers. Their scenes of retribution and sacrifice reflect a modern consciousness of Japanese history and a longing for an idealized vision of the past, marked by traditional values of loyalty, filial piety, self-sacrifice, and chivalry. Long considered a disposable form of popular culture, these books were not carefully preserved or collected. This collection, assembled by an expert on Japanese art, offers a rare glimpse of a newly rediscovered art form.
Samurai Arms and Armor
Samurai Arms and Armor - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Samurai Arms and Armor write by Ming-Ju Sun. This book was released on 2008-04-04. Samurai Arms and Armor available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Painstakingly researched, 30 accurate, detailed illustrations depict the samurai and the tools of their trade: koshozan helmets, armor of metal and leather, su-yari spears, a wall-gun, and other weaponry used on horseback, at sea, and in training.
The 47 Ronin
The 47 Ronin - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The 47 Ronin write by Kunisada Utagawa. This book was released on 2013-10-31. The 47 Ronin available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This Ukiyo-e Master Special edition of Kunisada's 47 Ronin contains not only Kunisada's complete set of 48 samurai prints, reproduced in full-size and full-colour, but also reference prints from Kuniyoshi's classic series of 1847, complimenting each image. The book also features A.B. Mitford's definitive Legend of the 47 Ronin, the first English-languge version of the story from 1871. This text is illustrated with 47 Ronin prints by varoius other classic ukiyo-e artists, including Yoshitora, Yoshitoshi, and Kunichika, bringing the total number of colour prints in the book to over 100.
