Samurai And Tiger Wars: Art by Kuniyoshi and Others (Ukiyo-e Master Series)
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| Rating | : | 4.55 (775 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 184068318X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 128 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-01-06 |
| Language | : | English |
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Jack Hunter is the author and editor of over 30 books on cinema, counter-culture and Japanese art.
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Finally, a significant number of ukiyo-e images show the tiger’s image as an accessory – tigerskins worn as items of clothing or displayed as trophies, tiger designs printed onto fabric, and warriors and outlaws with ferocious-looking tiger tattoos.TIGERANDSAMURAIWARS features over 100 rare and exceptional Japanese woodblock prints of tigers, tigers and samurai warriors, magic tigers, and tiger accessories, presented in full-page format and full colour throughout. The artists featured in the book include Kuniyoshi, Yoshitoshi, Yoshitsuya, Yoshikazu, Kunichika, Kunisada, Kyosai, Kunitsuna, and numerous others – a list of many of the most outstanding ukiyo-e artists of Edo and Meiji, each of whom used their immense artistic talent and imagination to brilliantly illuminate their iconic subject.. Images of Kiyomasa and others hunting, fighting and killing tigers form perhaps the most common type of print involving man/beast death struggles.Other ukiyo-e designs focused on the mythological or “magic” aspect of tigers; in Japanese legend, tigers of a
About the Author Jack Hunter is the author and editor of over 30 books on cinema, counter-culture and Japanese art.