Japanese Prints: The Art Institute of Chicago (Tiny Folio, 4)

Japanese Prints: The Art Institute of Chicago (Tiny Folio, 4) by Ulak, James T.. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780789206138.

Another in the Abbevilles Tiny Folios series, this little book is a real gem. Another in Abbevilles Tiny Folios series, this little book is a real gem. The Art Institute of Chicago houses one of the worlds most beautiful and comprehensive collections of Japanese woodblock prints in the world. Clarence Buckingham, of the famed Chicago family, donated 12,000 prints alone. The book covers this exquisite collection of work from the seventeenth to nineteenth centuries in four sections: Primitives, Courtesans, Actors, and Landscapes. It includes work by well-known masters such as Hiroshige, Hokusia, and Utamaro, as well as lesser-known talents such as Shunei, Shunko, and Kiyonaga. While the trim size is small, none of the subtle colors, delicate paper texture, or intricate fabric design is lost.