Of Brigands and bravery

Kuniyoshi's heroes of the Suikoden

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I. Klompmakers

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Of brigands and bravery is the first monograph in English on the stunning series of 74 prints illustrating figures from the Suikoden by Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861), one of the outstanding Japanese woodblock-print masters of the 19th century. The Suikoden (commonly known in English as The water margin) is the Japanese adaptation of the 14th-century Chinese vernacular novel Shui hu zhuan, which recounts the exploits of a group of rebels on Mount Liang (J. Ryosanpaku) under the lead of the brave and righteous Song Jiang. The Suikoden was enormously popular in Japan during the 19th century. It was Kuniyoski's initial designs for the single-sheet print series The one hundred and eight heroes of the popular Suikoden (Tsuzoku Suikoden goketsu hyakuhachinin no hitori) - in which the full-length portraits of the heroes are charged with a new sense of dynamism - that spurred a Suikoden craze in Edo (present-day Tokyo). This publication reproduces the 74 known designs of the series in full colour; each accompanied by an explanatory text. The publication also offers supplementary information on topics relating specifically to the series suc as tattooing; a number of the Suikoden figures are adorned with tattoos and it is thought that Kuniyoshi himself had a passion for this art. this subject is also In addition, Kuniyoshi's illustration of a variety of armour and dress types, his at times graphic portrayal of the heroes in battle and his integration of western stylistic devices are testimony to the creative genius behind the Suikoden series.

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Specificaties

Auteur
I. Klompmakers
Uitgever
Koninklijke Brill N.V.
ISBN
9789074822558
Bindwijze
Paperback
Publicatiedatum
Januari 2003
Categorie
Algemeen
Taal
Nederlandstalig
Aantal Pagina's
200

Beschrijving

Of brigands and bravery is the first monograph in English on the stunning series of 74 prints illustrating figures from the Suikoden by Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861), one of the outstanding Japanese woodblock-print masters of the 19th century.

The Suikoden (commonly known in English as The water margin) is the Japanese adaptation of the 14th-century Chinese vernacular novel Shui hu zhuan, which recounts the exploits of a group of rebels on Mount Liang (J. Ryosanpaku) under the lead of the brave and righteous Song Jiang. The Suikoden was enormously popular in Japan during the 19th century. It was Kuniyoski's initial designs for the single-sheet print series The one hundred and eight heroes of the popular Suikoden (Tsuzoku Suikoden goketsu hyakuhachinin no hitori) - in which the full-length portraits of the heroes are charged with a new sense of dynamism - that spurred a Suikoden craze in Edo (present-day Tokyo).

This publication reproduces the 74 known designs of the series in full colour; each accompanied by an explanatory text. The publication also offers supplementary information on topics relating specifically to the series suc as tattooing; a number of the Suikoden figures are adorned with tattoos and it is thought that Kuniyoshi himself had a passion for this art. this subject is also In addition, Kuniyoshi's illustration of a variety of armour and dress types, his at times graphic portrayal of the heroes in battle and his integration of western stylistic devices are testimony to the creative genius behind the Suikoden series.

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Specificaties

Auteur
I. Klompmakers
Uitgever
Koninklijke Brill N.V.
ISBN
9789074822558
Bindwijze
Paperback
Publicatiedatum
Januari 2003
Categorie
Algemeen
Taal
Nederlandstalig
Aantal Pagina's
200

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