`IMAGES FROM THE FLOATING WORLD - THE JAPANESE PRINT` BY RICHARD LANE, FIRST EDITION

"IMAGES FROM THE FLOATING WORLD - THE JAPANESE PRINT" BY RICHARD LANE, 1978 FIRST EDITION, HARDCOVER, COMPLETE INTACT DUSTJACKET, 364 PAGES WITH FULL COLOUR AND BLACK & WHITE ILLUSTRATIONS AND PICTURES. IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. NO NAMES, INSCRIPTIONS ETC.

This book includes an Illustrated Dictionary of Ukiyo-e containing cross-referenced entries for artists, schools, techniques, historical periods, etc. This book is an extensive history of the development of ukiyo-e in its sociological context and of the lives of its masters, with particular emphasis on the innovation in style and techniques that each one contributed. The work takes into account the followers and schools, a comprehensive view of one of the most important epochs in Japanese art, illustrated by over 900 drawings.