The Japanese Picture Book

"In The Japanese Picture Book, Jack Hillier, an acknowledged expert in the field, discusses 124 representative examples of books for the Ravicz Collection. The selection run the gamut from a 17-century book reflecting the impact of classical China to the well-known Ukiyo-e ("Pictures of the Floating World") to some striking 20th-century examples in which the influence of Impressionism and Art Nouveau can be seen. In subject matter, we see depictions of famous places, famous people, birds and flowers, and simply glorious designs. Artists include acclaimed masters of the woodblock form--Utamaro, Hokusai, Kunisada--as well as lesser-known and sometimes even obscure virtuosos."--book jacket.