Kitagawa Utamaro was the leading light of the popular Ukiyo-e school of woodblock print designers during its golden age, famous throughout Japan within his own lifetime, an immeasurable influence upon nineteenth century French artists, such as Vincent Van Gogh, Édouard Manet and Claude Monet, and is a continuing source of inspiration and admiration throughout the world today for his portraits of sumptuously garbed courtesans and sensitively drawn depictions of everyday life in eighteenth century Edo. This volume, the first catalogue to document all of Utamaro's known print designs in the broadsheet format, provides a comprehensive descriptive listing of the artist's works, along with more than a hundred and thirty reproductions of his prints, with accompanying indices to aid in the location of specific works by publisher's mark, subject, or title. This groundbreaking publication, the product of more than two decades of exhaustive research, forms a record of the artist's works that will serve as a lasting reference source for connoisseurs, curators, and dealers alike. Gina Collia-Suzuki is an artist and writer who lives and works on the southwest coast of England. She has been an avid collector of Japanese woodblock prints, in particular those designed by Kitagawa Utamaro, for more than two decades. Initially a student of Western art, she encountered Japanese woodblock prints for the first time in 1985 and was immediately taken by their striking and bold designs, the compositional skills of their designers and the abilities of the craftsmen responsible for carving the blocks. In 1986 she met Jack Hillier, the world-renowned Ukiyo-e scholar, who became her mentor, and their friendship lasted until Hillier's passing in 1995. For more than twenty years she has devoted herself to the study of the woodblock prints of Kitagawa Utamaro, and is the author of 'Utamaro Revealed: A Guide to Subjects, Themes and Motifs'.
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Gina Collia-Suzuki is an artist and writer who lives and works on the southwest coast of England. She has been an avid collector of Japanese woodblock prints, in particular those designed by Kitagawa Utamaro, for more than two decades. Initially a student of Western art, she encountered Japanese woodblock prints for the first time in 1985 and was immediately taken by their striking and bold designs, the compositional skills of their designers and the abilities of the craftsmen responsible for carving the blocks. In 1986 she met Jack Hillier, the world-renowned Ukiyo-e scholar, who became her mentor, and their friendship lasted until Hillier's passing in 1995. For more than twenty years she has devoted herself to the study of the woodblock prints of Kitagawa Utamaro, and is the author of 'Utamaro Revealed: A Guide to Subjects, Themes and Motifs'.
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By Tanaka
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David Stokes gives an excellent review of this book and I agree with most of what he wrote. However, the buyer must beware: the few prints that are shown in this book are in black and white, a very serious shortcoming in my opinion. And sadly, there are very few prints illustrated. What the author has done is most helpful in that she has supplied a textual description of Kitagawa Utamaro's prints. But the publisher really has short-changed the reader by not supplying many more images and having all the illustrations in color. This would increase the cost of the book, but would also lend much to the enjoyment and appreciation of this artist's genius. In this day and age, I feel that an art book without color images is really only half an art book. I recommend this title only for the very serious scholar/collector and university art library collections.
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The Definitive Work
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By David Stokes
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I can only begin to imagine the amount of work that went into producing this astounding catalogue, which is so comprehensive but at the same time portable for the field. Utamaro produced around 2,000 prints, but often it's the same ones that are discussed in books about him, so it's one thing to know there are 2,000 prints but quite another to have access to all of them. This catalogue changes that because it has them all, with full descriptions and details of the publisher, date, format, current location, and where the print has been illustrated or mentioned in other reference books. A lot of thought has obviously gone into the layout of this book. The indexes provide easy access to the catalogue entries, and the entries themselves are separated into groups depending on whether the prints were issued as sets or single sheets, or are titled or untitled. A complete catalogue of Utamaro's prints was long overdue, and this work fills the role beautifully. This is an important addition to the field of Ukiyo-e scholarship.
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The Complete Woodblock Prints of Kitagawa Utamaro
Very extensive research! I am impressed by her work. I could find my collections easily because the descriptions are simple and precise.
Very extensive research! I am impressed by her work. I could find my collections easily because the descriptions are simple and precise.
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