Project Gutenberg 2014-09-02 Public domain in the USA. 332 Ficke, Arthur Davison 1883 1945 Knish, Anne Chats on Japanese Prints Produced by Susan Skinner and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Chats on Japanese Prints" by Arthur Davison Ficke is a scholarly work focused on the history and significance of Japanese woodblock prints, written in the early 20th century. The book explores the aesthetic qualities, techniques, and cultural context of these prints, providing insights into the evolution of this art form and its appreciation in the West. As readers delve into this text, they can expect to uncover discussions about various artists, styles, and periods that shaped the genre. The opening of the book introduces the topic with a preface that acknowledges various contributors to its creation and outlines the core themes going forward. Ficke begins with a "Preliminary Survey" that illustrates the intrinsic beauty of Japanese prints and the emotional response they evoke in viewers, emphasizing their escape from the everyday into the realm of art. This opening sets the stage for a detailed exploration of the history of Japanese prints, their evolving techniques, and the factors that led to their rise in popularity both in Japan and internationally. The author draws connections between the prints and broader cultural movements in Japan, highlighting their appeal to a burgeoning Western audience drawn to the unfamiliar and the aesthetic principles of this captivating art form. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Color prints, Japanese NE Text Browsing: Art & Photography Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society 643968 643978 2024-09-19T13:32:24.423935 2023-09-20T09:35:26.385040 text/html text/html 628589 2014-09-02T03:45:32 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 31462017 2014-09-02T03:45:40 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 33931774 2024-09-19T13:32:45.029830 application/epub+zip 33915481 2024-09-19T13:32:28.971923 application/epub+zip 297121 2024-09-19T13:32:26.205008 application/epub+zip 34087190 2024-09-19T13:32:54.630768 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 34057215 2024-09-19T13:32:39.940845 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 474398 2022-09-21T09:12:03.215026 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 496284 2024-09-19T13:32:21.736978 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 496362 2014-09-02T03:45:28 text/plain; charset=utf-8 187713 2014-09-02T03:45:38 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 495984 2014-09-02T03:45:32 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 187398 2014-09-02T03:45:38 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 496071 2014-09-02T03:45:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 187285 2014-09-02T03:45:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20982 2024-09-19T13:32:54.870752 application/rdf+xml 14428 2024-09-19T13:32:26.361911 image/jpeg 2252 2024-09-19T13:32:26.283904 image/jpeg 31531882 2024-09-19T13:32:24.983921 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog