Kawanabe Kyosai (1831-1889), described as "The Intoxicated Demon of Painting" - who could paint a 50-foot theatre curtain in four hours - was a serious student of earlier styles, producing meticulous scrolls of beauties and Buddhist deities. He was also a comic artist of crazy pictures and political satires. In his introduction, Timothy Clark shows this artist at work in a Japan which was undergoing the process of modernization. Although he had satirized the disintegrating feudal regime of the Tokugawa shoguns, Kyosai did ...
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Kawanabe Kyosai (1831-1889), described as "The Intoxicated Demon of Painting" - who could paint a 50-foot theatre curtain in four hours - was a serious student of earlier styles, producing meticulous scrolls of beauties and Buddhist deities. He was also a comic artist of crazy pictures and political satires. In his introduction, Timothy Clark shows this artist at work in a Japan which was undergoing the process of modernization. Although he had satirized the disintegrating feudal regime of the Tokugawa shoguns, Kyosai did not spare the new Meiji regime which came to power in 1868; indeed, his drawings soon led to a prison sentence. Yet, although he lampooned the contemporary Japanese craze for emulating the west, Kyosai became friendly with many European visitors to Japan. This illustrated catalogue - accompanying an exhibition at the British Museum, London - brings together 112 works by Kyosai, including paintings, drawings, woodblock prints snd illustrated books. These are drawn from private and public collections in both Europe and Japan. An appendix illustrates a further 99 works by the artist, held in the British Museum's collection. Timothy Clark is author of "Ukiyo-e Paintings in the British Museum" and co-author of "Japanese Art: Masterpieces in the British Museum."
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Near Fine Condition. 9780714114620. Kawanabe, Kyosai, -1889 Exhibitions. ~~Comes with leaflets from British Museum and Kawanabe Kyosai Museum~~Near Fine 1st ed 1993 paperback, profusely illustrated. A little dulling to pages and minor fading to spine only. Size: 28cm. 192 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Art & Design; Kawanabe, Kyosai, -1889 Exhibitions; ISBN: 0714114626. ISBN/EAN: 9780714114620. Dewey Code: 759.952. The photos provided are of our own book, further photos may be arranged upon request. Inventory No: 088581.
