Book - Japanse prints: The new wave. Twentieth-century Japanese prints from the Robert O. Muller Coll - 1993

The New Wave: Twentieth-Century Japanese Prints from the Robert O. Muller Collection. Contributors: Okamoto Hiromi, Donald Jenkins, Julia Meech, Amy Reigle Stephens, Henry D Smith II, and Chris Uhlenbeck. Leiden & London, 1993.

Hardcover with d/j. 228 pages.

. Beautifully illustrated in color and b/w. 11 1/2 x 11 1/2 . Excellent condition.

. Contents:
. Introduction by Chris Uhlenbeck
. Facing the Future, Revisiting the Past
. Ukiyo-e for Modern Japan: The Legacy of Watanabe Shozaburo
. Japonisme: Graphic Arts in the Early Twentieth Century
. Catalogue Entries: Meiji, Transitional, Taisho/Showa, Japonisme

. This book is like a bible for the classic Japanese Prints. It is very beautifully designed, illustrated with beautiful photos and contains clear texts written by experts. The book was published once in 1993 and was never released again, so very rare.