The prints of Isoda Koryūsai : floating world culture and its consumers in eighteenth-century Japan
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Hockley, Allen.
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Isoda, Koryūsai, active 1764-1788.
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LC Subjects
880-01 -- Isoda, Koryūsai, -- active 1764-1788.
Ukiyoe -- Collectors and collecting -- Japan -- History -- 18th century.
OCLC Fast Subjects
History.
Isoda, Koryūsai, -- active 1764-1788
Japan.
Ukiyoe -- Collectors and collecting.
Other Subjects
21.32 history of the graphic arts.
880-02 -- Isoda, Koryūsai, -- active 1764-1788.
Farbholzschnitt
Geschichte
Isoda Koryūsai, -- 1764-1788 fl.
Isoda, Koryūsai.
Japan.
Prints.
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Ukiyo-e
Ukiyo-e -- Collectionneurs et collections -- Japon -- Histoire -- 18e siècle.

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Book
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313 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Language
English

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-311) and index.
Description
The ukiyo-e artist Isoda Koryusai produced thousands of designs between 1769 and 1781, a crucial period in the evolution of the print tradition, and was honored with the imperial title of hokkyo, yet he has been long neglected by scholars. Allen Hockley has identified more than 2,500 designs of wide-ranging formats and themes, demonstrating that Koryusai broadened the treatment of traditional print subjects and appealed to a wider and more varied audience. Koryusai's sheer output suggests.
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He may very well be the most productive artist of the eighteenth century. Refuting outmoded paradigms of connoisseurship and challenging the assumptions of conventional print scholarship, Allen Hockley elevates this important figure from the status of a minor Edo-period artist. He argues that Koryusai excelled by the most significant measure -- he was a highly successful creator of popular commodities. Employing an "active audience" model, Hockley reshapes the study of ukiyo-e as a.
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Scholarly discipline by assessing Koryusai's significance from the perspective of consumer culture. While scholars will be intrigued by Hockley's groundbreaking arguments, general readers will be fascinated by Koryusai's richly varied career. Five appendixes catalog all of the artist's known print designs, forming a record of Koryusai's works that will serve as a lasting reference text for collectors, dealers, and curators. Book jacket.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Hockley, A., & Isoda, K. (2003). The prints of Isoda Koryūsai: floating world culture and its consumers in eighteenth-century Japan . University of Washington Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Hockley, Allen and Koryūsai Isoda. 2003. The Prints of Isoda Koryūsai: Floating World Culture and Its Consumers in Eighteenth-century Japan. Seattle: University of Washington Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Hockley, Allen and Koryūsai Isoda. The Prints of Isoda Koryūsai: Floating World Culture and Its Consumers in Eighteenth-century Japan Seattle: University of Washington Press, 2003.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Hockley, A. and Isoda, K. (2003). The prints of isoda koryūsai: floating world culture and its consumers in eighteenth-century japan. Seattle: University of Washington Press.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Hockley, Allen., and Koryūsai Isoda. The Prints of Isoda Koryūsai: Floating World Culture and Its Consumers in Eighteenth-century Japan University of Washington Press, 2003.

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