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The influence that Japan—as well as its culture and archi-tecture—exerted on the celebrated American architect Frank Lloyd Wright is most evident in his own creations.
Unlike his contemporaries in the United States who viewed European architecture as part of their heritage, Wright chose Japan and the Japanese culture as his aesthetic model. This influence was also reflected in his collections of art objects, sculptures and, above all, prints.
In 1906, he displayed his ukiyo-e woodblock print collection at an exhibition of Hiroshige’s works held at the Art Institute of Chicago. He had begun constituting the prints a year earlier, during his first trip to Japan. As one of the pioneer collectors of such works in the West, and an astute art dealer, he immediately developed an interpretive theory which he published exactly 100 years ago—The Japanese Print: An Interpretation. The book became a fundamental reference work for experts and amateurs of Japanese art and for anyone seriously striving to understand Wright’s architecture.
We are offering an English-language edition featuring the same text selections and presentation as in the 1967 reprint.
1 Eisho, Beauty of Kuruwa2 Hiroshige, Hundred Famous Views of
Edo: Fireworks at Ryogoku Bridge3 Hiroshige, Twenty-eight Moonlight
Views: Moon Seen Through Branches4 Hiroshige, Hundred Famous Views of
Edo: Sudden Rain at Ohashi Bridge5 Hiroshige, Hundred Famous Views of
Edo: Fox Fire6 Hokusai, Waterfall Series: Ono Falls7 Hokusai, Waterfall Series: Amida Falls8 Hokusai, Waterfall Series: Yoshitsune
Falls9 Hiroshige, Fifty-three Posting Stations
on the Tokaido: Shono Haku-u10 Hiroshige, Omi Hakkei, Eight Views of
Lake Biwa: Boats Returning to Yabase11 Hiroshige, Fifty-three Posting Stations
on the Tokaido: Kambara12 Hiroshige, Omi Hakkei, Eight Views of
Lake Biwa: Vesper Bell at Mii Temple13 Hiroshige, Omi Hakkei, Eight Views of
Lake Biwa: Sunset at Seta
14 Hiroshige, Omi Hakkei, Eight Views of Lake Biwa: Night Rain at Karasaki
15 Hiroshige, Omi Hakkei, Eight Views of Lake Biwa: Evening Snow on Mt. Hira
16 Hiroshige, Omi Hakkei, Eight Views of Lake Biwa: Geese Returning to Katata
17 Toyonobu, Two Ladies, One Playing Samisen
18 Koryusai, The Dreamer19 Shunsho, The Actor Nakamura Nakazo20 Shunsho, The Red Danjuro21 Hiroshige, Omi Hakkei, Eight Views of
Lake Biwa: Autumn Moon at Ishiyama22 Hiroshige, Omi Hakkei, Eight Views
of Lake Biwa: Clearing Weather at Awadzu
23 Hokusai, Thirty-six Views of Fuji: The Great Wave Off Kanagawa
24 Masanobu (untitled print)25 Toyoharu, The Hobby Horse Dance26-32 Utamaro, The Niwaka Festival
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Utamaro, The Niwaka Festival
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« The prints choose whom they love
and there is then no salvat ion but surrender. »
An outstanding limited edition with numbered copies;
32 color plates on paper Munken Print Cream 150 g/m2, within a folder of 7 plates;
Black cloth bound with white letters ; with assorted headband;
Amazing orange cloth bound bookcasewith die-cutting.
format 9,5 x 12,5 inches; 144 pages + folder139 e
EAN 978-2-252-03867-3
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