Sumo and the Woodblock Print Masters

A full-scale appreciation of the fascinating genre of Japanese woodblock prints devoted to traditional sumo wrestling, focusing particularly on the lives and techniques of individual woodblock print masters of the Edo period. While emphasizing the history and creation of the woodblock prints, Bickford also provides informed background on the sport. Lavishly illustrated in b&w, with over 40 pages of superb color illustrations. 9x12" Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

Provides a social commentary on eighteenth and nineteenth-century Japan through the printmakers' renderings of sumo wrestling matches

General

ISBN		9784770017529
Fiction/Non-Fiction		Non-Fiction
Publisher		Kodansha Amer Inc
List Price		$45.00
Author		Bickford, Lawrence
Publication Date		10/01/1994
Release Status		Out of Stock Indefinitely
Format		Hardcover
Language		English
Measurements		Height: 12 Inches (US) Width: 9.25 Inches (US) Thickness: 0.75 Inches (US) Unit Weight: 2.75 Pounds (US)