Japanese illustrations; a history of the arts of wood-cutting and colour printing in Japan (1904)
Strange, Edward Fairbrother, 1862-1929 · London, G. Bell and sons · leaf 104
of theartistic sense. He gave way to dissipationto such an extent, that his publishers com-bined to put moral pressure on him. Theyfeared that so profitable a source of businessmight be lost to them, and, as has alreadybeen said, one of them actually lodged Uta-maro for a number of years, and as… … rrinrTr„flzr. UTAMARO, TOYOKUNI, AND YEISHI. 43 famous book is his Seiro Nenjiu gioji,the Book of the Yoshiwara, published in1804 by Kasusaya Tusuke (Ju-o) of Yedo,near the Nihon Bashi, engraved by FujiKatsumuni, and printed by KwakushodoToyemon. At p. 42 we give a portrait^ of Utamaroat work…
Art, Japanese · Wood-engraving · Illustration of books
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