{"product_id":"japanese-woodblock-prints-companion","title":"Japanese Woodblock Prints Companion","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe complete resource on Japanese woodblock printing\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Japanese woodblock prints, exemplified by iconic works such as Hokusai’s Great Wave, Utamaro’s portraits of beauties, Hiroshige’s Heavy Rain on Ohashi Bridge, and Kuniyoshi’s tattooed warriors, represent one of the most influential art forms in history. While the artists behind these masterpieces are celebrated worldwide, the many others who played crucial roles in their creation, style, and distribution have long remained overlooked.   \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Publishers were the driving force behind the highly commercial world of Japanese printmaking. They evaluated market demand, commissioned designs from artists, and assumed the financial risks of production. Once a design was completed, the publisher coordinated every step of the process: obtaining censor approval, hiring block carvers and printers, and overseeing the distribution of prints to specific audiences.   \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Japanese Woodblock Prints Companion\u003c\/i\u003e explores this collaborative production process and highlights the indispensable contributions of publishers, carvers, and printers—without whom many celebrated works, later admired by Western artists such as Monet, Van Gogh, and Toulouse-Lautrec, would never have existed.   \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Andreas Marks’ book profiles more than 1,900 publishers and nearly 900 carvers and printers, includes publication lists for almost 1,000 artists, and reproduces thousands of publisher, carver, and printer seals, covering a period from the 1640s to the 1990s. Each entry documents places of operation, active periods, clientele, and issued print series, offering insight into professional status, favored collaborations, and distinctive working strategies. Lists of censor and collector seals further enrich the reference.   \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e With over 1,000 pages of detailed information, this companion is an essential resource for scholars and collectors and a comprehensive tribute to the often-unsung figures who shaped the history of Japanese woodblock prints.","brand":"Ludion","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57256913011032,"sku":"9789464781229","price":217.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9789464781229.jpg?v=1778793322","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/japanese-woodblock-prints-companion","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}