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Artistic Japan : illustrations and essays (1881)

Bing, Siegfried, 1838-1905 · London : S. Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington · leaf 17

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by issai. harmony of lines and soberness of colouring ; but in spite of having become entirely popular art, they still maintain greatpower and vitality, when treated by Toyokuni, the younger, Kunisada,Kuniyoshi, and beyond all Hiroshigé, the artist of landscape. Whilst largercoloured prints were… … produced a very small number of proofs, and which they gave to theirfriends or distributed among the members of the little tea-drinking societieson the occasion of certain fêtes and anniversaries. Printed in the mostcareful way, first in quiet and subdued tones, and later with metallic lustre…

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