Utagawa Toyokuni und seine Zeit

Succo, Friedrich. Utagawa Toyokuni und seine Zeit. München: R. Piper & Co., 1913. 8vo. Volume 1 of 2. xv,151pp. 105,3pp. Red decorated brown cloth with black lettering on cover and spine. Beveled edges. Ribbon marker. Chipping to parts of spine. Wear to bottom edge. “Utagawa Toyokuni (1769-1825), also referred to as “Toyokuni I,” was a great master of the woodblock print, known in particular for his actor prints. He was one of the heads of the renowned Utagawa school of Japanese woodblock artists and was the person who really moved it to the position of great fame and power it occupied for the rest of the nineteenth century.” Illustrated with tipped-in color reproductions of drawings as well as b/w drawings. Each color plate is protected by a tissue-guard with descriptive letterpress Creasing to some tissue. Text in German. Binding in good-, interior in very good condition. g. Hardcover. (15182) $75